Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st in Turkey

Turkey: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st was 8.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
8.0%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 2012
All-time low
6.6%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st in Turkey, 2004–2019

02.557.51012.52004201120192004: 6.62005: 9.62006: 82007: 7.92008: 72009: 11.52010: 10.72011: 9.52012: 11.52013: 112014: 9.62015: 7.72016: 7.82017: 7.62018: 7.32019: 8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Turkey is 8.0%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Turkey peaked at 11.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2004.

Turkey ranks 28th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Turkey, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 6.6%
2005 9.6% +45.5%
2006 8.0% -17.1%
2007 7.9% -1.0%
2008 7.0% -11.4%
2009 11.5% +63.9%
2010 10.7% -6.9%
2011 9.5% -11.4%
2012 11.5% +21.4%
2013 11.0% -4.0%
2014 9.6% -12.9%
2015 7.7% -20.3%
2016 7.8% +1.6%
2017 7.6% -2.8%
2018 7.3% -3.6%
2019 8.0% +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.4% 6.6% 11.5% 6
2010s 9.1% 7.3% 11.5% 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 25 Colombia 9.3% compare
  2. 26 Uruguay 8.8% compare
  3. 27 Chile 8.5% compare
  4. 29 Serbia 7.1% compare
  5. 30 Kazakhstan 7.0% compare
  6. 31 Romania 6.9% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Turkey?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Turkey was 8.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2004.
How does Turkey rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st?
Turkey ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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