Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Paraguay

Paraguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 1.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.3%
Change on year
down 55.8%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2012
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Paraguay, 2007–2022

02462007201420222007: 2 <$2.15 a day2008: 3.6 <$2.15 a day2009: 3.7 <$2.15 a day2010: 3.1 <$2.15 a day2011: 6.9 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.541 <$2.15 a day2013: 4 <$2.15 a day2014: 1.8 <$2.15 a day2015: 3.7 <$2.15 a day2016: 3 <$2.15 a day2017: 4.9 <$2.15 a day2018: 3.7 <$2.15 a day2019: 5.7 <$2.15 a day2020: 4.5 <$2.15 a day2021: 2.9 <$2.15 a day2022: 1.3 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 1.3% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in 2022.

The figure is down 55.8% on the previous year and up 136.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Paraguay peaked at 6.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.

That places Paraguay 31st out of 34 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2007 2.0%
2008 3.6% +77.9%
2009 3.7% +2.5%
2010 3.1% -16.3%
2011 6.9% +120.0%
2012 0.5% -92.1%
2013 4.0% +638.9%
2014 1.8% -55.9%
2015 3.7% +108.2%
2016 3.0% -19.4%
2017 4.9% +66.1%
2018 3.7% -25.3%
2019 5.7% +55.4%
2020 4.5% -21.3%
2021 2.9% -35.7%
2022 1.3% -55.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.1% 2.0% 3.7% 3
2010s 3.7% 0.5% 6.9% 10
2020s 2.9% 1.3% 4.5% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Paraguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Paraguay was 1.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor?
Paraguay ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 136.0%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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