Income share held by highest 20% in Türkiye
Türkiye: Income share held by highest 20% was 49.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by highest 20% in Türkiye, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 20% in Türkiye is 49.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Türkiye peaked at 50.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2007.
Türkiye ranks 15th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.7% | 47.7% | 47.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 44.7% | 48.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 45.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.8% | 50.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More poverty & inequality data for Türkiye
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,429 (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 revenues vs income inequality 23.22 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 10.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Türkiye?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Türkiye was 49.7% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2007.
- How does Türkiye rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Türkiye ranks 15th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.