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

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 8.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.6%
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
20th
of 34 countries
All-time high
26.4%
in 2008
All-time low
6.1%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

5101520252008201520222008: 26.42009: 72010: 6.12011: 6.62012: 15.42013: 13.62014: 9.82015: 14.42016: 16.32017: 13.12018: 11.82019: 10.42020: 6.62021: 82022: 8.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Paraguay is 8.6%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Paraguay peaked at 26.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2010.

That places Paraguay 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Paraguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 26.4%
2009 7.0% -73.6%
2010 6.1% -13.1%
2011 6.6% +9.1%
2012 15.4% +132.8%
2013 13.6% -11.9%
2014 9.8% -27.5%
2015 14.4% +46.6%
2016 16.3% +12.9%
2017 13.1% -19.3%
2018 11.8% -10.4%
2019 10.4% -11.5%
2020 6.6% -36.1%
2021 8.0% +19.6%
2022 8.6% +7.8%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 8.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 8.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.3%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.7% 7.0% 26.4% 2
2010s 11.7% 6.1% 16.3% 10
2020s 7.7% 6.6% 8.6% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 17 Belarus 11.5% compare
  2. 18 Republic of Moldova 11.4% compare
  3. 19 Indonesia 8.6% compare
  4. 21 Mongolia 8.1% compare
  5. 22 Peru 8.1% compare
  6. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.7% 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 8.6% 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 26.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2010.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Paraguay ranks 20th out of 34 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 44.3%. 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 -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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