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
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Paraguay, 2007–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 28 Dominican Republic 16.5% compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 15.3% compare
- 30 Peru 13.4% compare
- 32 El Salvador 12.9% compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 9.6% compare
- 34 Pakistan 8.9% compare
More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9753 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,607 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,290 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,534 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,048 1000 No (2100)
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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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group