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

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 18.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
18.8%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
26.6%
in 2007
All-time low
11.6%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2007–2022

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

01020302007201420222007: 26.62008: 26.12009: 18.82010: 19.72011: 18.62012: 18.42013: 14.42014: 16.82015: 17.22016: 20.42017: 16.32018: 16.62019: 16.42020: 11.62021: 21.22022: 18.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay stood at 18.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Paraguay peaked at 26.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2020.

Paraguay ranks 10th 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 -urban in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 26.6%
2008 26.1% -1.7%
2009 18.8% -27.9%
2010 19.7% +4.7%
2011 18.6% -5.9%
2012 18.4% -0.9%
2013 14.4% -21.7%
2014 16.8% +16.7%
2015 17.2% +2.6%
2016 20.4% +18.2%
2017 16.3% -19.9%
2018 16.6% +1.5%
2019 16.4% -1.2%
2020 11.6% -29.2%
2021 21.2% +82.7%
2022 18.8% -11.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 18.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 18.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.0%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.9% 18.8% 26.6% 3
2010s 17.5% 14.4% 20.4% 10
2020s 17.2% 11.6% 21.2% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 7 Republic of Moldova 25.2% compare
  2. 8 Argentina 22.0% compare
  3. 9 Uruguay 20.0% compare
  4. 11 Dominican Republic 18.2% compare
  5. 12 Türkiye 18.2% compare
  6. 13 Brazil 17.9% compare

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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 18.8% 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 26.6% in 2007.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2020.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Paraguay ranks 10th 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 2.3%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 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