Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 9.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.7%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
31st
of 37 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 2007
All-time low
9.4%
in 2021
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay, 2007–2022

102030402007201420222007: 37.72008: 35.42009: 25.82010: 12.32011: 262012: 172013: 20.92014: 19.62015: 19.22016: 16.82017: 16.32018: 162019: 14.72020: 9.82021: 9.42022: 9.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay stood at 9.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay peaked at 37.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2021.

Paraguay ranks 31st of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 37.7%
2008 35.4% -5.9%
2009 25.8% -27.1%
2010 12.3% -52.3%
2011 26.0% +111.5%
2012 17.0% -34.7%
2013 20.9% +23.0%
2014 19.6% -6.5%
2015 19.2% -1.7%
2016 16.8% -12.8%
2017 16.3% -2.9%
2018 16.0% -1.8%
2019 14.7% -7.8%
2020 9.8% -33.3%
2021 9.4% -4.2%
2022 9.7% +2.6%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 9.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.4%, 31% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 9.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 50% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +111.5% 12.3% 26.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.0% 25.8% 37.7% 3
2010s 17.9% 12.3% 26.0% 10
2020s 9.6% 9.4% 9.8% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 28 Pakistan 12.8% compare
  2. 29 Indonesia 12.3% compare
  3. 30 Dominican Republic 11.0% compare
  4. 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.2% compare
  5. 33 Peru 7.9% compare
  6. 34 El Salvador 6.6% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay was 9.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2021.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Paraguay ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -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