Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Paraguay

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 11.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.2%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
21st
of 34 countries
All-time high
24.2%
in 2011
All-time low
9.8%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Paraguay, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 242009: 122010: 9.82011: 24.22012: 11.42013: 13.72014: 16.92015: 18.92016: 15.72017: 15.82018: 172019: 16.52020: 11.52021: 10.52022: 11.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 11.2% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Paraguay peaked at 24.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2010.

Paraguay ranks 21st of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Paraguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 24.0%
2009 12.0% -50.3%
2010 9.8% -18.0%
2011 24.2% +147.3%
2012 11.4% -52.8%
2013 13.7% +19.6%
2014 16.9% +23.9%
2015 18.9% +11.4%
2016 15.7% -16.8%
2017 15.8% +0.5%
2018 17.0% +7.7%
2019 16.5% -2.9%
2020 11.5% -30.6%
2021 10.5% -8.0%
2022 11.2% +6.1%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 11.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.1%, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 11.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.4%, 90% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance 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 +147.3% 9.8% 24.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.0% 12.0% 24.0% 2
2010s 16.0% 9.8% 24.2% 10
2020s 11.1% 10.5% 11.5% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 18 Viet Nam 13.5% compare
  2. 19 Republic of Moldova 13.0% compare
  3. 20 Peru 11.2% compare
  4. 22 Indonesia 10.9% compare
  5. 23 Mongolia 10.8% compare
  6. 24 Dominican Republic 8.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Paraguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Paraguay was 11.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2010.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Paraguay ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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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