Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Türkiye

Türkiye: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 60.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
60.6%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
62.5%
in 2017
All-time low
49.1%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Türkiye, 2004–2019

02040602004201120192004: 50.42005: 49.12006: 51.72007: 50.72008: 51.72009: 52.32010: 54.82011: 55.92012: 55.82013: 56.82014: 57.32015: 57.62016: 602017: 62.52018: 61.42019: 60.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 60.6% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Türkiye peaked at 62.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2005.

That places Türkiye 11th out of 34 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.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Türkiye, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 50.4%
2005 49.1% -2.5%
2006 51.7% +5.3%
2007 50.7% -2.0%
2008 51.7% +1.9%
2009 52.3% +1.2%
2010 54.8% +4.8%
2011 55.9% +2.0%
2012 55.8% -0.2%
2013 56.8% +1.9%
2014 57.3% +0.8%
2015 57.6% +0.6%
2016 60.0% +4.2%
2017 62.5% +4.0%
2018 61.4% -1.6%
2019 60.6% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.0% 49.1% 52.3% 6
2010s 58.3% 54.8% 62.5% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 8 Armenia 78.2% compare
  2. 9 Kyrgyzstan 77.2% compare
  3. 10 Mongolia 68.4% compare
  4. 12 Kosovo 56.0% compare
  5. 12 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 56.0% compare
  6. 14 Uruguay 54.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Türkiye?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Türkiye was 60.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2005.
How does Türkiye rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Türkiye ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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