Reduction in income inequality in Turkey
Turkey: Reduction in income inequality was 18.58 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
18.58
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
34th
of 39 countries
All-time high
20.06
in 2020
All-time low
5.45
in 2012
Years of data
11
2011–2022
Reduction in income inequality in Turkey, 2011–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, reduction in income inequality in Turkey stood at 18.58.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 240.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality in Turkey peaked at 20.06 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.45, in 2012.
That places Turkey 34th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.53 | 5.45 | 19.31 | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.98 | 18.31 | 20.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 31 Israel 23.19 compare
- 32 United States 22.07 compare
- 33 Switzerland 21.23 compare
- 35 South Korea 18.18 compare
- 36 Brazil 13.77 compare
- 37 Costa Rica 12.56 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Turkey
- 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 23.22 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.33 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0998 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0998 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1087 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2891 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality in Turkey?
- Reduction in income inequality in Turkey was 18.58 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 20.06 in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for reduction in income inequality?
- Turkey ranks 34th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reduction in income inequality rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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