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

Latest (2022)
16.9%
Change on year
down 22.3%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
28.2%
in 2018
All-time low
6.1%
in 2007
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Paraguay, 2007–2022

510152025302007201420222007: 6.12008: 16.72009: 10.72010: 8.72011: 10.42012: 8.22013: 10.72014: 8.62015: 11.92016: 11.92017: 13.52018: 28.22019: 28.12020: 242021: 21.82022: 16.9

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  5. 33 South Africa 13.5% compare
  6. 34 Colombia 12.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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