Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Paraguay

Paraguay: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 16.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.7%
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
27th
of 37 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2012
All-time low
11.3%
in 2018
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Paraguay, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 13.9 preT2008: 16.7 preT2009: 13.8 preT2010: 18.8 preT2011: 14.9 preT2012: 27.7 preT2013: 16.5 preT2014: 15.1 preT2015: 15.1 preT2016: 13.7 preT2017: 11.9 preT2018: 11.3 preT2019: 12.5 preT2020: 17.9 preT2021: 15.3 preT2022: 16.7 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 16.7% for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Paraguay peaked at 27.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2018.

Paraguay ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2007 13.9% —
2008 16.7% +19.9%
2009 13.8% -17.4%
2010 18.8% +36.1%
2011 14.9% -20.7%
2012 27.7% +86.1%
2013 16.5% -40.3%
2014 15.1% -8.6%
2015 15.1% +0.0%
2016 13.7% -9.4%
2017 11.9% -13.1%
2018 11.3% -5.2%
2019 12.5% +10.7%
2020 17.9% +43.1%
2021 15.3% -14.6%
2022 16.7% +9.7%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 16.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 90% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 16.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 84% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.8% 13.8% 16.7% 3
2010s 15.7% 11.3% 27.7% 10
2020s 16.6% 15.3% 17.9% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 24 Moldova 18.4% compare
  2. 25 Bolivia 18.2% compare
  3. 26 Belarus 17.5% compare
  4. 28 Vietnam 16.6% compare
  5. 29 Colombia 16.5% compare
  6. 30 Ecuador 16.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Paraguay?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Paraguay was 16.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2018.
How does Paraguay rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Paraguay ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population