Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Paraguay

Paraguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.3649 poorest in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.3649 poorest
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
18th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.5689 poorest
in 2010
All-time low
0.1885 poorest
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

0.20.30.40.50.62008201520222008: 0.189 poorest2009: 0.466 poorest2010: 0.569 poorest2011: 0.42 poorest2012: 0.43 poorest2013: 0.361 poorest2014: 0.398 poorest2015: 0.415 poorest2016: 0.422 poorest2017: 0.4 poorest2018: 0.413 poorest2019: 0.41 poorest2020: 0.291 poorest2021: 0.322 poorest2022: 0.365 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.3649 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 0.5689 poorest in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1885 poorest, in 2008.

That places Paraguay 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.1885 poorest
2009 0.4657 poorest +147.0%
2010 0.5689 poorest +22.2%
2011 0.4202 poorest -26.1%
2012 0.43 poorest +2.3%
2013 0.3613 poorest -16.0%
2014 0.3979 poorest +10.1%
2015 0.4153 poorest +4.4%
2016 0.4216 poorest +1.5%
2017 0.4002 poorest -5.1%
2018 0.4126 poorest +3.1%
2019 0.4101 poorest -0.6%
2020 0.2912 poorest -29.0%
2021 0.3219 poorest +10.5%
2022 0.3649 poorest +13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3271 poorest 0.1885 poorest 0.4657 poorest 2
2010s 0.4238 poorest 0.3613 poorest 0.5689 poorest 10
2020s 0.326 poorest 0.2912 poorest 0.3649 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 15 Romania 0.3928 poorest compare
  2. 16 Sri Lanka 0.3873 poorest compare
  3. 17 Mongolia 0.3769 poorest compare
  4. 19 Ecuador 0.3621 poorest compare
  5. 20 Pakistan 0.3576 poorest compare
  6. 21 Peru 0.3527 poorest compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Paraguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Paraguay was 0.3649 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.5689 poorest in 2010.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1885 poorest in 2008.
How does Paraguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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