Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Paraguay
Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 16.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Paraguay, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Paraguay stood at 16.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.3% on the previous year and up 106.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Paraguay peaked at 28.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2007.
That places Paraguay 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.1% | — |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +174.7% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +30.4% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +108.3% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -22.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 16.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 34% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 16.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.8%, 57% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 6.1% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 8.2% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 16.9% | 24.0% | 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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Paraguay?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Paraguay was 16.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2007.
- How does Paraguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
- Paraguay ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.1%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap