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
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay, 2007–2022
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +111.5% | 12.3% | 26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 28 Pakistan 12.8% compare
- 29 Indonesia 12.3% compare
- 30 Dominican Republic 11.0% compare
- 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.2% compare
- 33 Peru 7.9% compare
- 34 El Salvador 6.6% 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 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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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group