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

Turkey: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 60.6% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
60.6%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
11th
of 33 countries
All-time high
62.5%
in 2017
All-time low
48.0%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

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

02040602004201120192004: 48 poorest2005: 49.1 poorest2006: 49.6 poorest2007: 48.9 poorest2008: 49.1 poorest2009: 48.5 poorest2010: 50.2 poorest2011: 51.7 poorest2012: 55.2 poorest2013: 55.1 poorest2014: 57.3 poorest2015: 57.6 poorest2016: 60 poorest2017: 62.5 poorest2018: 61.4 poorest2019: 60.6 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Turkey stood at 60.6%.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Turkey peaked at 62.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2004.

That places Turkey 11th out of 33 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 48.8% 48.0% 49.6% 6
2010s 57.2% 50.2% 62.5% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 8 Kyrgyzstan 78.0% compare
  2. 9 Armenia 75.7% compare
  3. 10 Mongolia 70.4% compare
  4. 12 Kosovo 58.4% compare
  5. 13 Uruguay 55.5% compare
  6. 14 Brazil 39.2% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More reference data data for Turkey

All data for Turkey β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Turkey?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Turkey was 60.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2004.
How does Turkey rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Turkey ranks 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap