Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay

Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 29.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
29.3%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
56.7%
in 2017
All-time low
18.0%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay, 2007–2022

20304050602007201420222007: 23.22008: 24.42009: 282010: 182011: 23.32012: 29.52013: 56.62014: 23.42015: 26.52016: 28.42017: 56.72018: 25.12019: 242020: 23.72021: 29.82022: 29.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay stood at 29.3%.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 56.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2010.

Paraguay ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 23.2%
2008 24.4% +5.2%
2009 28.0% +14.7%
2010 18.0% -35.7%
2011 23.3% +29.6%
2012 29.5% +26.5%
2013 56.6% +92.2%
2014 23.4% -58.6%
2015 26.5% +12.9%
2016 28.4% +7.4%
2017 56.7% +99.5%
2018 25.1% -55.8%
2019 24.0% -4.3%
2020 23.7% -1.3%
2021 29.8% +25.7%
2022 29.3% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.2% 23.2% 28.0% 3
2010s 31.1% 18.0% 56.7% 10
2020s 27.6% 23.7% 29.8% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 12 Honduras 35.0% compare
  2. 13 Mexico 34.6% compare
  3. 14 Georgia 30.5% compare
  4. 16 Belarus 28.9% compare
  5. 17 Malawi 26.0% compare
  6. 18 Costa Rica 25.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay was 29.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2010.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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