Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Paraguay

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 2.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.4%
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
30th
of 35 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2012
All-time low
2.4%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Paraguay, 2008–2022

2468102008201520222008: 10.5 preT2009: 5 preT2010: 4.2 preT2011: 4.3 preT2012: 10.9 preT2013: 9.9 preT2014: 7.4 preT2015: 7.1 preT2016: 8.4 preT2017: 8.5 preT2018: 4.7 preT2019: 4.1 preT2020: 3 preT2021: 3 preT2022: 2.4 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 2.4% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Paraguay peaked at 10.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2022.

That places Paraguay 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) in Paraguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 10.5%
2009 5.0% -52.1%
2010 4.2% -16.0%
2011 4.3% +2.3%
2012 10.9% +150.5%
2013 9.9% -8.6%
2014 7.4% -25.8%
2015 7.1% -3.7%
2016 8.4% +18.9%
2017 8.5% +0.7%
2018 4.7% -44.2%
2019 4.1% -14.3%
2020 3.0% -24.9%
2021 3.0% -1.6%
2022 2.4% -18.7%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 40% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 2.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.5%, 55% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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
2012 +150.5% 4.3% 10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.8% 5.0% 10.5% 2
2010s 7.0% 4.1% 10.9% 10
2020s 2.8% 2.4% 3.0% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 27 Malawi 3.4% compare
  2. 28 Pakistan 3.4% compare
  3. 29 Ukraine 2.5% compare
  4. 31 Uruguay 2.4% compare
  5. 32 Peru 2.4% compare
  6. 33 El Salvador 2.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Paraguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Paraguay was 2.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2022.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Paraguay ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 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