Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay

Paraguay: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.2313 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2313 poorest
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
12th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.2372 poorest
in 2021
All-time low
0.1349 poorest
in 2008
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay, 2007–2022

00.050.10.150.20.252007201420222007: 0.153 poorest2008: 0.135 poorest2009: 0.159 poorest2010: 0.157 poorest2011: 0.197 poorest2012: 0.171 poorest2013: 0.203 poorest2014: 0.223 poorest2015: 0.193 poorest2016: 0.192 poorest2017: 0.207 poorest2018: 0.183 poorest2019: 0.197 poorest2020: 0.216 poorest2021: 0.237 poorest2022: 0.231 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.2313 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 0.2372 poorest in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1349 poorest, in 2008.

Paraguay ranks 12th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2007 0.1532 poorest
2008 0.1349 poorest -12.0%
2009 0.1586 poorest +17.6%
2010 0.1573 poorest -0.8%
2011 0.1967 poorest +25.1%
2012 0.1706 poorest -13.3%
2013 0.2028 poorest +18.8%
2014 0.2233 poorest +10.2%
2015 0.1927 poorest -13.7%
2016 0.1918 poorest -0.5%
2017 0.2071 poorest +8.0%
2018 0.183 poorest -11.6%
2019 0.1971 poorest +7.7%
2020 0.2161 poorest +9.6%
2021 0.2372 poorest +9.8%
2022 0.2313 poorest -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1489 poorest 0.1349 poorest 0.1586 poorest 3
2010s 0.1922 poorest 0.1573 poorest 0.2233 poorest 10
2020s 0.2282 poorest 0.2161 poorest 0.2372 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 9 Viet Nam 0.2379 poorest compare
  2. 10 Georgia 0.2363 poorest compare
  3. 11 Costa Rica 0.2342 poorest compare
  4. 13 Mexico 0.2298 poorest compare
  5. 14 Uruguay 0.2249 poorest compare
  6. 15 Chile 0.2184 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay was 0.2313 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2372 poorest in 2021.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1349 poorest in 2008.
How does Paraguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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 - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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