Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Paraguay

Paraguay: Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban was 14.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
14.7%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
35.0%
in 2007
All-time low
10.5%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Paraguay, 2007–2022

1015202530352007201420222007: 352008: 33.72009: 34.12010: 34.52011: 29.52012: 32.72013: 29.92014: 25.22015: 26.22016: 30.12017: 27.92018: 17.52019: 17.42020: 10.52021: 14.92022: 14.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Paraguay is 14.7%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Paraguay peaked at 35.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2020.

That places Paraguay 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 35.0%
2008 33.7% -3.7%
2009 34.1% +1.3%
2010 34.5% +1.1%
2011 29.5% -14.4%
2012 32.7% +11.0%
2013 29.9% -8.7%
2014 25.2% -15.6%
2015 26.2% +3.9%
2016 30.1% +14.8%
2017 27.9% -7.2%
2018 17.5% -37.3%
2019 17.4% -0.4%
2020 10.5% -39.7%
2021 14.9% +42.2%
2022 14.7% -1.5%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 14.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.5%, 45% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 14.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.0%, 54% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.2% 33.7% 35.0% 3
2010s 27.1% 17.4% 34.5% 10
2020s 13.4% 10.5% 14.9% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 26 Côte d'Ivoire 24.1% compare
  2. 27 Panama 20.2% compare
  3. 28 Sri Lanka 18.7% compare
  4. 30 Honduras 13.2% compare
  5. 31 Dominican Republic 13.1% compare
  6. 32 Viet Nam 12.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Paraguay?
Adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Paraguay was 14.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2020.
How does Paraguay rank for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban?
Paraguay ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. 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 (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 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