Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Paraguay
Paraguay: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 29.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Paraguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 29.7% for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Paraguay peaked at 41.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2008.
Paraguay ranks 18th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.0% | — |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +356.7% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +42.2% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | -2.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 29.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.7%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 29.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.7%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 27.1% | 41.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 24.4% | 30.4% | 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 benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Paraguay?
- Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Paraguay was 29.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
- Paraguay ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population