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

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social was 13.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
13.1%
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
31st
of 37 countries
All-time high
30.3%
in 2018
All-time low
11.6%
in 2021
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Paraguay, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 19.62008: 25.52009: 19.92010: 19.62011: 242012: 15.72013: 17.42014: 18.72015: 19.52016: 18.12017: 18.42018: 30.32019: 29.12020: 14.22021: 11.62022: 13.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Paraguay stood at 13.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Paraguay peaked at 30.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2021.

That places Paraguay 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 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 Protection and Labor in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 19.6%
2008 25.5% +30.1%
2009 19.9% -22.0%
2010 19.6% -1.6%
2011 24.0% +22.8%
2012 15.7% -34.5%
2013 17.4% +10.5%
2014 18.7% +7.7%
2015 19.5% +4.3%
2016 18.1% -6.9%
2017 18.4% +1.4%
2018 30.3% +64.9%
2019 29.1% -4.1%
2020 14.2% -51.3%
2021 11.6% -18.0%
2022 13.1% +13.2%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 13.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.6%, 38% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 13.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.7%, 51% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.6% 19.6% 25.5% 3
2010s 21.1% 15.7% 30.3% 10
2020s 13.0% 11.6% 14.2% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 28 Dominican Republic 16.5% compare
  2. 29 Sri Lanka 15.3% compare
  3. 30 Peru 13.4% compare
  4. 32 El Salvador 12.9% compare
  5. 33 Côte d'Ivoire 9.6% compare
  6. 34 Pakistan 8.9% 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 13.1% 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 30.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2021.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
Paraguay ranks 31st out of 37 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 16.4%. 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 Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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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