Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Paraguay
Paraguay: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social was 10.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Paraguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Paraguay stood at 10.1%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in Paraguay peaked at 21.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2008.
Paraguay ranks 22nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.9% | — |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +51.9% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +72.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -58.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +174.3% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +70.6% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +2.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 10.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.7%, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 10.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.9%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 3.2% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 12.6% | 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 10.1% 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 21.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
- Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 36 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 up 14.8%. 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 Protection and Labor -rural. 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