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

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

Latest (2022)
8.6%
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
31st
of 37 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2007
All-time low
7.0%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2007–2022

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

1020302007201420222007: 34.72008: 30.42009: 24.32010: 32.72011: 33.12012: 32.72013: 31.52014: 19.92015: 24.22016: 24.72017: 21.12018: 8.92019: 10.22020: 72021: 9.52022: 8.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

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

The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay peaked at 34.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2020.

Paraguay ranks 31st 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 in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 34.7%
2008 30.4% -12.4%
2009 24.3% -20.1%
2010 32.7% +34.4%
2011 33.1% +1.4%
2012 32.7% -1.4%
2013 31.5% -3.7%
2014 19.9% -36.7%
2015 24.2% +21.1%
2016 24.7% +2.3%
2017 21.1% -14.6%
2018 8.9% -58.0%
2019 10.2% +14.9%
2020 7.0% -31.3%
2021 9.5% +35.5%
2022 8.6% -9.5%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 8.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 26% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 8.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 41% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.8% 24.3% 34.7% 3
2010s 23.9% 8.9% 33.1% 10
2020s 8.3% 7.0% 9.5% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 28 Panama 17.3% compare
  2. 29 Viet Nam 12.9% compare
  3. 30 Dominican Republic 9.6% compare
  4. 32 Honduras 7.6% compare
  5. 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.4% compare
  6. 34 Peru 7.1% 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 8.6% 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 34.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Paraguay ranks 31st 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 73.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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