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

Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 20.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.8%
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
47.2%
in 2013
All-time low
20.8%
in 2022
Years of data
16
2007–2022

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

010203040502007201420222007: 34.42008: 30.42009: 302010: 282011: 23.22012: 28.32013: 47.22014: 24.92015: 26.12016: 25.82017: 45.42018: 242019: 262020: 232021: 262022: 20.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Paraguay stood at 20.8%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 47.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2022.

Paraguay ranks 21st of 36 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.

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) -urban in Paraguay, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 34.4%
2008 30.4% -11.8%
2009 30.0% -1.1%
2010 28.0% -6.7%
2011 23.2% -17.1%
2012 28.3% +21.8%
2013 47.2% +67.0%
2014 24.9% -47.3%
2015 26.1% +5.0%
2016 25.8% -1.2%
2017 45.4% +75.7%
2018 24.0% -47.0%
2019 26.0% +8.4%
2020 23.0% -11.8%
2021 26.0% +13.4%
2022 20.8% -20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.6% 30.0% 34.4% 3
2010s 29.9% 23.2% 47.2% 10
2020s 23.3% 20.8% 26.0% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 25.4% compare
  2. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 23.7% compare
  3. 20 El Salvador 21.3% compare
  4. 22 Peru 20.6% compare
  5. 23 Mexico 20.4% compare
  6. 24 Serbia 19.6% 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 20.8% 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 47.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2022.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 21st out of 36 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 26.3%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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