Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Paraguay

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 8.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.0%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
28th
of 34 countries
All-time high
30.0%
in 2008
All-time low
7.9%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Paraguay, 2008–2022

10152025302008201520222008: 302012: 18.22013: 21.52014: 18.72015: 17.42016: 16.42017: 16.82018: 18.32019: 18.22020: 9.62021: 7.92022: 8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Paraguay stood at 8.0%.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Paraguay peaked at 30.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2021.

That places Paraguay 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Paraguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 30.0%
2012 18.2% -39.4%
2013 21.5% +18.3%
2014 18.7% -12.9%
2015 17.4% -7.0%
2016 16.4% -5.7%
2017 16.8% +2.0%
2018 18.3% +9.2%
2019 18.2% -0.5%
2020 9.6% -47.5%
2021 7.9% -17.8%
2022 8.0% +1.6%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 8.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.3%, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 8.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.7%, 51% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 1
2010s 18.2% 16.4% 21.5% 8
2020s 8.5% 7.9% 9.6% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 25 Sri Lanka 9.0% compare
  2. 26 El Salvador 8.6% compare
  3. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.1% compare
  4. 29 Peru 7.9% compare
  5. 30 Thailand 7.7% compare
  6. 31 Ukraine 6.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Paraguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Paraguay was 8.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
Paraguay ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group