Statizoid

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Turkey

Turkey: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 99.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 32 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2018
All-time low
88.5%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Turkey, 2004–2019

0204060801002004201120192004: 89.8 <$2.15 a day2005: 88.5 <$2.15 a day2006: 90.9 <$2.15 a day2007: 94.1 <$2.15 a day2008: 94.3 <$2.15 a day2009: 97 <$2.15 a day2010: 96.4 <$2.15 a day2011: 99.4 <$2.15 a day2012: 99.7 <$2.15 a day2013: 98.3 <$2.15 a day2014: 99 <$2.15 a day2015: 98.4 <$2.15 a day2016: 99.1 <$2.15 a day2017: 99.7 <$2.15 a day2018: 99.8 <$2.15 a day2019: 99.2 <$2.15 a day

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 32 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 92.4% 88.5% 97.0% 6
2010s 98.9% 96.4% 99.8% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 7 Kazakhstan 99.9% compare
  2. 8 Serbia 99.8% compare
  3. 9 Thailand 99.6% compare
  4. 11 Kyrgyzstan 98.7% compare
  5. 12 Armenia 98.5% compare
  6. 13 Uruguay 97.6% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

More reference data data for Turkey

All data for Turkey →

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 32 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 341 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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