Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay

Paraguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.2239 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2239 poorest
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.225 poorest
in 2021
All-time low
0.1327 poorest
in 2007
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay, 2007–2022

00.050.10.150.20.252007201420222007: 0.133 poorest2008: 0.137 poorest2009: 0.147 poorest2010: 0.151 poorest2011: 0.173 poorest2012: 0.171 poorest2013: 0.156 poorest2014: 0.221 poorest2015: 0.185 poorest2016: 0.189 poorest2017: 0.143 poorest2018: 0.178 poorest2019: 0.188 poorest2020: 0.206 poorest2021: 0.225 poorest2022: 0.224 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.2239 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 0.225 poorest in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1327 poorest, in 2007.

That places Paraguay 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1387 poorest 0.1327 poorest 0.1467 poorest 3
2010s 0.1756 poorest 0.1434 poorest 0.2212 poorest 10
2020s 0.2183 poorest 0.2061 poorest 0.225 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 14 Mongolia 0.2376 poorest compare
  2. 15 Georgia 0.2359 poorest compare
  3. 16 Costa Rica 0.2251 poorest compare
  4. 18 Uruguay 0.2217 poorest compare
  5. 19 Argentina 0.218 poorest compare
  6. 20 Sri Lanka 0.2166 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay was 0.2239 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.225 poorest in 2021.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1327 poorest in 2007.
How does Paraguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Private Transfers programs (%)