Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Paraguay

Paraguay: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social was 26.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
26.9%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
4th
of 39 countries
All-time high
27.9%
in 2007
All-time low
23.3%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Paraguay, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 27.92008: 26.92009: 262010: 27.12011: 27.92012: 26.42013: 26.12014: 26.52015: 25.12016: 25.52017: 25.22018: 25.42019: 25.52020: 23.32021: 27.52022: 26.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Paraguay stood at 26.9%.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Paraguay peaked at 27.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2020.

That places Paraguay 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 27.9%
2008 26.9% -3.7%
2009 26.0% -3.5%
2010 27.1% +4.2%
2011 27.9% +3.0%
2012 26.4% -5.4%
2013 26.1% -0.9%
2014 26.5% +1.4%
2015 25.1% -5.3%
2016 25.5% +1.8%
2017 25.2% -1.2%
2018 25.4% +0.6%
2019 25.5% +0.6%
2020 23.3% -8.6%
2021 27.5% +17.9%
2022 26.9% -2.2%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 26.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 26.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.5%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.9% 26.0% 27.9% 3
2010s 26.1% 25.1% 27.9% 10
2020s 25.9% 23.3% 27.5% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 1 Honduras 31.4% compare
  2. 2 Ecuador 28.1% compare
  3. 3 Sri Lanka 27.1% compare
  4. 5 Brazil 26.7% compare
  5. 6 Argentina 26.6% compare
  6. 7 Colombia 26.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Paraguay?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Paraguay was 26.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2020.
How does Paraguay rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
Paraguay ranks 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population