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

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 30.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
30.0%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
11th
of 31 countries
All-time high
38.9%
in 2011
All-time low
20.3%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2007–2022

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

0102030402007201420222007: 33.22008: 35.42009: 36.32010: 32.82011: 38.92012: 30.62013: 30.72014: 33.92015: 27.82016: 28.52017: 25.72018: 24.62019: 26.92020: 20.32021: 28.52022: 30

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay stood at 30.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay peaked at 38.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, 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 in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 33.2%
2008 35.4% +6.6%
2009 36.3% +2.7%
2010 32.8% -9.5%
2011 38.9% +18.6%
2012 30.6% -21.5%
2013 30.7% +0.4%
2014 33.9% +10.5%
2015 27.8% -17.9%
2016 28.5% +2.2%
2017 25.7% -9.6%
2018 24.6% -4.5%
2019 26.9% +9.5%
2020 20.3% -24.5%
2021 28.5% +40.1%
2022 30.0% +5.5%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 30.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.2%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 30.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.2%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.9% 33.2% 36.3% 3
2010s 30.0% 24.6% 38.9% 10
2020s 26.3% 20.3% 30.0% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 8 Costa Rica 34.8% compare
  2. 9 Sri Lanka 32.5% compare
  3. 10 Honduras 31.9% compare
  4. 12 Colombia 28.9% compare
  5. 13 Argentina 28.1% compare
  6. 14 Georgia 27.1% 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 30.0% 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 38.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 20.3% 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 1.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group