Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Paraguay

Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 16.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
16.2%
Change on year
down 28.0%
World rank
20th
of 31 countries
All-time high
24.7%
in 2014
All-time low
16.2%
in 2022
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Paraguay, 2007–2022

05101520252007201420222007: 22.42008: 22.82009: 17.82010: 20.72011: 17.22012: 22.42013: 19.62014: 24.72015: 24.52016: 22.52017: 20.52018: 19.92019: 22.12020: 20.92021: 22.52022: 16.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Paraguay is 16.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Paraguay peaked at 24.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2022.

Paraguay ranks 20th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 22.4%
2008 22.8% +1.4%
2009 17.8% -21.9%
2010 20.7% +16.7%
2011 17.2% -17.3%
2012 22.4% +30.6%
2013 19.6% -12.8%
2014 24.7% +26.3%
2015 24.5% -0.6%
2016 22.5% -8.3%
2017 20.5% -8.7%
2018 19.9% -3.2%
2019 22.1% +11.4%
2020 20.9% -5.5%
2021 22.5% +7.6%
2022 16.2% -28.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 16.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 95% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 16.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.0% 17.8% 22.8% 3
2010s 21.4% 17.2% 24.7% 10
2020s 19.9% 16.2% 22.5% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 17 Uruguay 18.3% compare
  2. 18 Romania 17.9% compare
  3. 19 Colombia 17.0% compare
  4. 21 Mexico 16.0% compare
  5. 22 Chile 15.8% compare
  6. 23 Sri Lanka 14.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Paraguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Paraguay was 16.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2022.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Paraguay ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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