Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Paraguay

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 29.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
29.1%
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
11th
of 31 countries
All-time high
37.2%
in 2011
All-time low
20.6%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2007–2022

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

0102030402007201420222007: 33.2 preT2008: 32.8 preT2009: 35.6 preT2010: 33.1 preT2011: 37.2 preT2012: 29.2 preT2013: 29.8 preT2014: 32.1 preT2015: 26.3 preT2016: 27.3 preT2017: 24.7 preT2018: 22.6 preT2019: 25 preT2020: 20.6 preT2021: 26.7 preT2022: 29.1 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay stood at 29.1%.

The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay peaked at 37.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2020.

That places Paraguay 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2007 33.2%
2008 32.8% -1.1%
2009 35.6% +8.6%
2010 33.1% -7.2%
2011 37.2% +12.6%
2012 29.2% -21.4%
2013 29.8% +1.8%
2014 32.1% +7.7%
2015 26.3% -18.1%
2016 27.3% +4.1%
2017 24.7% -9.5%
2018 22.6% -8.6%
2019 25.0% +10.5%
2020 20.6% -17.7%
2021 26.7% +29.9%
2022 29.1% +9.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 29.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.2%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 29.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.3%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.9% 32.8% 35.6% 3
2010s 28.7% 22.6% 37.2% 10
2020s 25.5% 20.6% 29.1% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 8 Costa Rica 32.8% compare
  2. 9 Honduras 31.7% compare
  3. 10 Sri Lanka 30.5% compare
  4. 12 Colombia 28.6% compare
  5. 13 Mongolia 26.3% compare
  6. 14 Armenia 24.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay was 29.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2020.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private?
Paraguay ranks 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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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