Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) was 0.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Türkiye, 2002–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Türkiye stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 31.6% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Türkiye peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
Türkiye ranks 22nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5% | — |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +46.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -33.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +55.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More poverty & inequality data for Türkiye
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,429 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Türkiye?
- Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Türkiye was 0.3% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Türkiye rank for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative)?
- Türkiye ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
- Is households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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