Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Paraguay

Paraguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile was 0.1835 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1835
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.3007
in 2019
All-time low
0.048
in 2011
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Paraguay, 2008–2022

00.10.20.32008201520222008: 0.0492009: 0.0672010: 0.1162011: 0.0482012: 0.1272013: 0.1252014: 0.1652015: 0.1822016: 0.1762017: 0.2022018: 0.2962019: 0.3012020: 0.1912021: 0.1592022: 0.184

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Paraguay stood at 0.1835.

That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 0.3007 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.048, in 2011.

Paraguay ranks 28th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Paraguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.0489
2009 0.0667 +36.4%
2010 0.1157 +73.6%
2011 0.048 -58.5%
2012 0.1265 +163.7%
2013 0.1249 -1.3%
2014 0.1654 +32.5%
2015 0.1818 +9.9%
2016 0.176 -3.2%
2017 0.2017 +14.6%
2018 0.2962 +46.9%
2019 0.3007 +1.5%
2020 0.191 -36.5%
2021 0.159 -16.8%
2022 0.1835 +15.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0578 0.0489 0.0667 2
2010s 0.1737 0.048 0.3007 10
2020s 0.1778 0.159 0.191 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 25 Dominican Republic 0.1996 compare
  2. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1871 compare
  3. 27 Brazil 0.1864 compare
  4. 29 Ecuador 0.1793 compare
  5. 30 Thailand 0.1785 compare
  6. 31 Panama 0.1594 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Paraguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Paraguay was 0.1835 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3007 in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.048 in 2011.
How does Paraguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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