Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 26.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Paraguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Paraguay is 26.4%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 52.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2008.
That places Paraguay 23rd 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 incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.7% | — |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +356.3% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -51.8% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +41.3% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -30.2% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +10.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 26.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 26.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 93% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +356.3% | 8.7% | 39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 8.7% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 24.8% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.4% | 26.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9753 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,607 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,290 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,534 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,048 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Paraguay?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Paraguay was 26.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.