Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Paraguay

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic was 33.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
33.3%
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
14th
of 26 countries
All-time high
50.7%
in 2011
All-time low
22.5%
in 2015
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Paraguay, 2007–2022

02040602007201420222007: 42.82008: 34.82009: 40.72010: 40.52011: 50.72012: 24.62013: 39.32014: 35.72015: 22.52016: 28.52017: 28.82018: 37.52019: 332020: 28.22021: 38.32022: 33.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Paraguay stood at 33.3%.

The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Paraguay peaked at 50.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2015.

That places Paraguay 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 42.8%
2008 34.8% -18.6%
2009 40.7% +16.7%
2010 40.5% -0.3%
2011 50.7% +25.1%
2012 24.6% -51.5%
2013 39.3% +59.7%
2014 35.7% -9.1%
2015 22.5% -37.0%
2016 28.5% +26.6%
2017 28.8% +1.1%
2018 37.5% +30.2%
2019 33.0% -12.0%
2020 28.2% -14.5%
2021 38.3% +35.9%
2022 33.3% -13.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 33.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.3%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 33.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.5%, 89% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.4% 34.8% 42.8% 3
2010s 34.1% 22.5% 50.7% 10
2020s 33.2% 28.2% 38.3% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 11 Georgia 38.1% compare
  2. 12 Brazil 37.6% compare
  3. 13 Honduras 37.5% compare
  4. 15 Uruguay 33.1% compare
  5. 16 El Salvador 30.5% compare
  6. 17 Armenia 25.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Paraguay?
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Paraguay was 33.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2015.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic?
Paraguay ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 271 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