Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Turkey
Turkey: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 99.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Turkey, 2004–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 99.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Turkey peaked at 99.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2005.
That places Turkey 10th 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 -extreme poor in Turkey, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 89.8% | — |
| 2005 | 88.5% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 99.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.9%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 99.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 99% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 88.5% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 96.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Turkey?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Turkey was 99.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
- Turkey ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap