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

Paraguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 0.0159 poorest in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0159 poorest
Change on year
down 27.9%
World rank
33rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0288 poorest
in 2011
All-time low
0.0159 poorest
in 2022
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Paraguay, 2007–2022

00.010.020.032007201420222007: 0.022 poorest2008: 0.02 poorest2009: 0.024 poorest2010: 0.019 poorest2011: 0.029 poorest2012: 0.016 poorest2013: 0.026 poorest2014: 0.02 poorest2015: 0.02 poorest2016: 0.019 poorest2017: 0.023 poorest2018: 0.018 poorest2019: 0.025 poorest2020: 0.019 poorest2021: 0.022 poorest2022: 0.016 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.0159 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 27.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 0.0288 poorest in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0159 poorest, in 2022.

Paraguay ranks 33rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2007 0.0216 poorest
2008 0.0201 poorest -7.2%
2009 0.0235 poorest +17.3%
2010 0.0187 poorest -20.7%
2011 0.0288 poorest +54.4%
2012 0.0159 poorest -44.7%
2013 0.0263 poorest +65.1%
2014 0.0197 poorest -25.3%
2015 0.0204 poorest +3.6%
2016 0.0193 poorest -5.3%
2017 0.0235 poorest +21.6%
2018 0.0178 poorest -24.1%
2019 0.0246 poorest +38.3%
2020 0.0188 poorest -23.7%
2021 0.0221 poorest +17.3%
2022 0.0159 poorest -27.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0218 poorest 0.0201 poorest 0.0235 poorest 3
2010s 0.0215 poorest 0.0159 poorest 0.0288 poorest 10
2020s 0.0189 poorest 0.0159 poorest 0.0221 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 30 Ecuador 0.031 poorest compare
  2. 31 El Salvador 0.0295 poorest compare
  3. 32 Colombia 0.02 poorest compare
  4. 34 Honduras 0.0085 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Paraguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Paraguay was 0.0159 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0288 poorest in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0159 poorest in 2022.
How does Paraguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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