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

Paraguay: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 18.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.2%
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
27.2%
in 2014
All-time low
10.1%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Paraguay, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 10.72009: 12.32010: 10.12011: 12.32012: 17.72013: 25.42014: 27.22015: 17.22016: 20.12017: 20.22018: 17.52019: 19.22020: 18.12021: 21.22022: 18.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 18.2% for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Paraguay peaked at 27.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2010.

Paraguay ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 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 -rural in Paraguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 10.7%
2009 12.3% +15.3%
2010 10.1% -17.6%
2011 12.3% +21.7%
2012 17.7% +43.1%
2013 25.4% +44.2%
2014 27.2% +6.7%
2015 17.2% -36.7%
2016 20.1% +17.2%
2017 20.2% +0.3%
2018 17.5% -13.5%
2019 19.2% +9.7%
2020 18.1% -5.3%
2021 21.2% +16.8%
2022 18.2% -14.1%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 18.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 18.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 92% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.5% 10.7% 12.3% 2
2010s 18.7% 10.1% 27.2% 10
2020s 19.2% 18.1% 21.2% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 26 Indonesia 19.0% compare
  2. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.0% compare
  3. 28 Costa Rica 18.6% compare
  4. 30 Dominican Republic 17.4% compare
  5. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 17.3% compare
  6. 32 Malawi 16.7% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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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 18.2% 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 27.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2010.
How does Paraguay rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Paraguay ranks 29th out of 36 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 3.2%. 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 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