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

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 11.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.8%
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
44.0%
in 2007
All-time low
7.9%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay, 2007–2022

102030402007201420222007: 44 preT2008: 35.8 preT2009: 33.8 preT2010: 37.9 preT2011: 31.2 preT2012: 34.4 preT2013: 33.2 preT2014: 25.8 preT2015: 29 preT2016: 30.3 preT2017: 26.7 preT2018: 13.9 preT2019: 11.2 preT2020: 7.9 preT2021: 10.4 preT2022: 11.8 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 11.8% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay peaked at 44.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2020.

Paraguay ranks 29th 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2007 44.0%
2008 35.8% -18.6%
2009 33.8% -5.6%
2010 37.9% +12.3%
2011 31.2% -17.8%
2012 34.4% +10.2%
2013 33.2% -3.5%
2014 25.8% -22.1%
2015 29.0% +12.4%
2016 30.3% +4.5%
2017 26.7% -12.0%
2018 13.9% -48.1%
2019 11.2% -19.3%
2020 7.9% -29.4%
2021 10.4% +32.0%
2022 11.8% +13.5%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 11.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 46% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 11.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.1%, 62% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.8% 33.8% 44.0% 3
2010s 27.4% 11.2% 37.9% 10
2020s 10.0% 7.9% 11.8% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 26 Sri Lanka 17.8% compare
  2. 27 Panama 17.4% compare
  3. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 17.2% compare
  4. 30 Dominican Republic 11.4% compare
  5. 31 Honduras 10.1% compare
  6. 32 Viet Nam 9.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay was 11.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2020.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Paraguay ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. 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 Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 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