Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay

Paraguay: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 19.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
19.7%
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
10th
of 37 countries
All-time high
24.2%
in 2014
All-time low
14.9%
in 2019
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay, 2007–2022

05101520252007201420222007: 19.8 preT2008: 20.1 preT2009: 23.6 preT2010: 20 preT2011: 20.1 preT2012: 18.3 preT2013: 21.6 preT2014: 24.2 preT2015: 17.3 preT2016: 18.7 preT2017: 17.6 preT2018: 17.4 preT2019: 14.9 preT2020: 19.7 preT2021: 17 preT2022: 19.7 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 19.7% for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay peaked at 24.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2019.

That places Paraguay 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2007 19.8%
2008 20.1% +1.3%
2009 23.6% +17.3%
2010 20.0% -15.3%
2011 20.1% +0.7%
2012 18.3% -8.9%
2013 21.6% +18.1%
2014 24.2% +12.0%
2015 17.3% -28.5%
2016 18.7% +8.3%
2017 17.6% -5.8%
2018 17.4% -1.4%
2019 14.9% -14.6%
2020 19.7% +32.4%
2021 17.0% -13.8%
2022 19.7% +16.1%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 19.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 19.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.7%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.2% 19.8% 23.6% 3
2010s 19.0% 14.9% 24.2% 10
2020s 18.8% 17.0% 19.7% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 7 Costa Rica 21.2% compare
  2. 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.3% compare
  3. 9 Panama 20.2% compare
  4. 11 Mexico 19.6% compare
  5. 12 Sri Lanka 19.4% compare
  6. 13 Brazil 18.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay was 19.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2019.
How does Paraguay rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Paraguay ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population