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

Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 22.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
22.8%
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
18th
of 35 countries
All-time high
49.5%
in 2013
All-time low
21.7%
in 2014
Years of data
16
2007–2022

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

010203040502007201420222007: 27.3 poorest2008: 26.6 poorest2009: 29.3 poorest2010: 21.8 poorest2011: 21.7 poorest2012: 26.2 poorest2013: 49.5 poorest2014: 21.7 poorest2015: 24.5 poorest2016: 24.5 poorest2017: 46.8 poorest2018: 22.1 poorest2019: 24.3 poorest2020: 22.2 poorest2021: 27.9 poorest2022: 22.8 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay stood at 22.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 49.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2014.

Paraguay ranks 18th of 35 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.7% 26.6% 29.3% 3
2010s 28.3% 21.7% 49.5% 10
2020s 24.3% 22.2% 27.9% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

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  4. 19 Côte d’Ivoire 22.0% compare
  5. 20 El Salvador 21.6% compare
  6. 21 Costa Rica 21.0% 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 22.8% 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 49.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2014.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 18th 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 12.8%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap