Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.38 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay is 0.38, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay peaked at 0.5147 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2766, in 2008.
That places Paraguay 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.2766 | — |
| 2012 | 0.5147 | +86.1% |
| 2013 | 0.473 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4545 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4241 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4705 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3796 | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 0.435 | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4324 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2925 | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3842 | +31.3% |
| 2022 | 0.38 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2766 | 0.2766 | 0.2766 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.448 | 0.3796 | 0.5147 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3522 | 0.2925 | 0.3842 | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9753 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,607 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,290 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,534 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,048 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay?
- Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay was 0.38 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5147 in 2012.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2766 in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
- Paraguay ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)