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

Paraguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile was 0.0957 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0957
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
32nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.1489
in 2019
All-time low
0.0341
in 2007
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile in Paraguay, 2007–2022

0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.152007201420222007: 0.0342008: 0.0742009: 0.062010: 0.0442011: 0.0612012: 0.0542013: 0.082014: 0.0622015: 0.0762016: 0.0642017: 0.082018: 0.1462019: 0.1492020: 0.122021: 0.1162022: 0.096

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Paraguay stood at 0.0957.

The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 0.1489 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0341, in 2007.

That places Paraguay 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 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) -urban in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 0.0341
2008 0.0736 +115.8%
2009 0.0597 -19.0%
2010 0.0444 -25.5%
2011 0.0609 +37.0%
2012 0.0535 -12.1%
2013 0.0797 +48.9%
2014 0.0623 -21.8%
2015 0.0757 +21.5%
2016 0.0636 -16.0%
2017 0.0797 +25.4%
2018 0.1461 +83.2%
2019 0.1489 +1.9%
2020 0.1203 -19.2%
2021 0.1156 -3.9%
2022 0.0957 -17.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0558 0.0341 0.0736 3
2010s 0.0815 0.0444 0.1489 10
2020s 0.1105 0.0957 0.1203 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1248 compare
  2. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1235 compare
  3. 31 Costa Rica 0.1092 compare
  4. 33 Ecuador 0.0937 compare
  5. 34 South Africa 0.0521 compare
  6. 35 Honduras 0.0441 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 0.0957 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 0.1489 in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0341 in 2007.
How does Paraguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 32nd 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 78.7%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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