Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Paraguay

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 18.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
18.6%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
11th
of 31 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2008
All-time low
12.4%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Paraguay, 2007–2022

05101520252007201420222007: 23.7 preT2008: 23.8 preT2009: 19.5 preT2010: 19.5 preT2011: 15.9 preT2012: 18.2 preT2013: 16.1 preT2014: 13.5 preT2015: 16.8 preT2016: 19.5 preT2017: 16.5 preT2018: 16.3 preT2019: 15.3 preT2020: 12.4 preT2021: 20 preT2022: 18.6 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay is 18.6%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay peaked at 23.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2020.

Paraguay ranks 11th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2007 23.7%
2008 23.8% +0.4%
2009 19.5% -18.2%
2010 19.5% +0.2%
2011 15.9% -18.3%
2012 18.2% +14.0%
2013 16.1% -11.2%
2014 13.5% -16.3%
2015 16.8% +24.5%
2016 19.5% +15.9%
2017 16.5% -15.3%
2018 16.3% -1.2%
2019 15.3% -6.1%
2020 12.4% -19.0%
2021 20.0% +61.1%
2022 18.6% -6.8%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 18.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 18.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.9%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.3% 19.5% 23.8% 3
2010s 16.8% 13.5% 19.5% 10
2020s 17.0% 12.4% 20.0% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 8 Argentina 22.5% compare
  2. 9 Sri Lanka 20.8% compare
  3. 10 Uruguay 19.7% compare
  4. 12 Kazakhstan 18.4% compare
  5. 13 Viet Nam 18.3% compare
  6. 14 Brazil 18.0% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay was 18.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2020.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Paraguay ranks 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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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