Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Paraguay

Paraguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 12.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.0%
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
17.1%
in 2018
All-time low
4.5%
in 2007
Years of data
16
2007–2022

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

510152007201420222007: 4.52008: 9.62009: 8.12010: 7.62011: 7.12012: 6.62013: 7.72014: 5.62015: 8.22016: 7.12017: 82018: 17.12019: 15.52020: 15.12021: 14.82022: 12

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Paraguay stood at 12.0%.

The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Paraguay peaked at 17.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2007.

Paraguay ranks 28th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 4.5%
2008 9.6% +113.6%
2009 8.1% -15.0%
2010 7.6% -6.8%
2011 7.1% -6.7%
2012 6.6% -6.3%
2013 7.7% +15.7%
2014 5.6% -26.9%
2015 8.2% +46.5%
2016 7.1% -13.7%
2017 8.0% +13.6%
2018 17.1% +112.7%
2019 15.5% -9.3%
2020 15.1% -2.4%
2021 14.8% -2.3%
2022 12.0% -18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.4% 4.5% 9.6% 3
2010s 9.0% 5.6% 17.1% 10
2020s 14.0% 12.0% 15.1% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 25 Dominican Republic 17.4% compare
  2. 26 Thailand 17.1% compare
  3. 27 Sri Lanka 14.4% compare
  4. 29 Indonesia 11.6% compare
  5. 30 Peru 11.3% compare
  6. 31 Pakistan 10.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Paraguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Paraguay was 12.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2007.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Paraguay ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. 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 Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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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