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

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 11.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.0%
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
29.0%
in 2008
All-time low
7.7%
in 2020
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

10152025302008201520222008: 292009: 27.82010: 11.12011: 18.72012: 19.22013: 20.42014: 152015: 17.22016: 17.92017: 16.72018: 13.22019: 12.52020: 7.72021: 102022: 11

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 11.0% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay peaked at 29.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2020.

That places Paraguay 28th out of 36 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 Protection and in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Paraguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 29.0%
2009 27.8% -4.0%
2010 11.1% -60.1%
2011 18.7% +68.7%
2012 19.2% +2.7%
2013 20.4% +6.5%
2014 15.0% -26.7%
2015 17.2% +14.9%
2016 17.9% +4.1%
2017 16.7% -7.1%
2018 13.2% -20.7%
2019 12.5% -5.1%
2020 7.7% -38.2%
2021 10.0% +29.2%
2022 11.0% +9.6%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 11.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 11.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 74% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.4% 27.8% 29.0% 2
2010s 16.2% 11.1% 20.4% 10
2020s 9.6% 7.7% 11.0% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 25 Mexico 18.8% compare
  2. 26 Sri Lanka 17.1% compare
  3. 27 Viet Nam 14.8% compare
  4. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.2% compare
  5. 30 Peru 9.1% compare
  6. 31 Indonesia 8.6% 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 11.0% 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 29.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Paraguay ranks 28th out of 36 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 42.9%. 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 -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 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