Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay

Paraguay: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.0337 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0337
Change on year
down 24.3%
World rank
32nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0591
in 2009
All-time low
0.0244
in 2018
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay, 2007–2022

00.020.040.062007201420222007: 0.0342008: 0.0392009: 0.0592010: 0.0412011: 0.0592012: 0.0372013: 0.0562014: 0.0362015: 0.0462016: 0.0352017: 0.0422018: 0.0242019: 0.0292020: 0.0362021: 0.0452022: 0.034

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay stood at 0.0337.

The figure is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay peaked at 0.0591 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0244, in 2018.

That places Paraguay 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0442 0.0341 0.0591 3
2010s 0.0406 0.0244 0.0587 10
2020s 0.038 0.0337 0.0445 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 29 South Africa 0.0521 compare
  2. 30 Ecuador 0.051 compare
  3. 31 El Salvador 0.0354 compare
  4. 33 Colombia 0.0304 compare
  5. 34 Honduras 0.0298 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Paraguay was 0.0337 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0591 in 2009.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0244 in 2018.
How does Paraguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Paraguay ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)