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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Türkiye

Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor was 91.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
91.3%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2012
All-time low
62.8%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Türkiye, 2004–2019

0204060801002004201120192004: 70.3 <$2.15 a day2005: 62.8 <$2.15 a day2006: 74.2 <$2.15 a day2007: 85.2 <$2.15 a day2008: 85.1 <$2.15 a day2009: 93.6 <$2.15 a day2010: 90.7 <$2.15 a day2011: 97.7 <$2.15 a day2012: 98.7 <$2.15 a day2013: 89.6 <$2.15 a day2014: 93.3 <$2.15 a day2015: 86.9 <$2.15 a day2016: 93 <$2.15 a day2017: 96.4 <$2.15 a day2018: 98.2 <$2.15 a day2019: 91.3 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Türkiye stood at 91.3%.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Türkiye peaked at 98.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 2005.

That places Türkiye 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.5% 62.8% 93.6% 6
2010s 93.6% 86.9% 98.7% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 12 Dominican Republic 93.7% compare
  2. 13 Kosovo 91.7% compare
  3. 13 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 91.7% compare
  4. 16 Viet Nam 88.7% compare
  5. 17 Uruguay 88.4% compare
  6. 18 Pakistan 85.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Türkiye?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Türkiye was 91.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 2005.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor?
Türkiye ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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