{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"tr-gini-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-gini-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-gini-index/","title":"Turkey Gini Index (Income Inequality) (2023)","description":"Turkey's Gini Index (Income Inequality): 43.7 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2023, -1.8% YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Turkey","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Turkey","temporal_coverage":"1987/2023","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Turkey Gini Index (Income Inequality)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=TR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1987–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Turkey"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Turkey (2023)","value":"43.7","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.8%","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Turkey Gini Index (Income Inequality)"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"1987","value":41},{"period":"1994","value":41.3},{"period":"2002","value":41.4},{"period":"2003","value":42.2},{"period":"2004","value":41.3},{"period":"2005","value":42.6},{"period":"2006","value":39.6},{"period":"2007","value":38.4},{"period":"2008","value":39},{"period":"2009","value":39},{"period":"2010","value":38.8},{"period":"2011","value":40},{"period":"2012","value":40.2},{"period":"2013","value":40.2},{"period":"2014","value":41.2},{"period":"2015","value":42.9},{"period":"2016","value":41.9},{"period":"2017","value":43.5},{"period":"2018","value":42.4},{"period":"2019","value":43.8},{"period":"2020","value":43},{"period":"2021","value":44.4},{"period":"2022","value":44.5},{"period":"2023","value":43.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"43.7","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"44.5","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"44.4","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"43.0","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"43.8","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"42.4","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"43.5","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"41.9","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"42.9","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"41.2","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"40.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"40.2","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"40.0","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"38.8","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"39.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2008","value":"39.0","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"38.4","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2006","value":"39.6","yoyChange":"-7.0%"},{"year":"2005","value":"42.6","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2004","value":"41.3","yoyChange":"-2.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Gini coefficient of income inequality in Turkey over time. Lower values indicate more equal income distribution. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1987–2023 (24 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 44.5 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 38.4 in 2007. The latest reading of 43.7 in 2023 represents a change of -0.8."}]}