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

Latest (2022)
0.38
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5147
in 2012
All-time low
0.2766
in 2008
Years of data
12
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay, 2008–2022

00.20.40.62008201520222008: 0.2772012: 0.5152013: 0.4732014: 0.4552015: 0.4242016: 0.472017: 0.382018: 0.4352019: 0.4322020: 0.2922021: 0.3842022: 0.38

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Paraguay, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Paraguay

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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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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)