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

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 9.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.0%
Change on year
up 37.7%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
42.3%
in 2011
All-time low
6.5%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay, 2007–2022

102030402007201420222007: 34.82008: 26.72009: 35.62010: 27.92011: 42.32012: 272013: 28.42014: 21.92015: 26.32016: 29.42017: 26.52018: 8.22019: 9.82020: 6.52021: 6.62022: 9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 9.0% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

The figure is up 37.7% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay peaked at 42.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2020.

That places Paraguay 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 34.8%
2008 26.7% -23.2%
2009 35.6% +33.1%
2010 27.9% -21.5%
2011 42.3% +51.5%
2012 27.0% -36.2%
2013 28.4% +5.2%
2014 21.9% -23.1%
2015 26.3% +20.5%
2016 29.4% +11.7%
2017 26.5% -9.9%
2018 8.2% -69.0%
2019 9.8% +19.3%
2020 6.5% -33.5%
2021 6.6% +0.6%
2022 9.0% +37.7%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 9.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.8%, 29% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 9.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 55% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.4% 26.7% 35.6% 3
2010s 24.8% 8.2% 42.3% 10
2020s 7.4% 6.5% 9.0% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 28 Colombia 14.7% compare
  2. 29 Viet Nam 13.7% compare
  3. 30 Dominican Republic 10.3% compare
  4. 32 Indonesia 8.0% compare
  5. 33 Honduras 7.6% compare
  6. 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay was 9.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2020.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Paraguay ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. 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 Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 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