Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Paraguay

Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 5.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.6%
Change on year
down 29.7%
World rank
32nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2009
All-time low
4.4%
in 2018
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Paraguay, 2007–2022

02.557.5102007201420222007: 6.12008: 8.52009: 10.62010: 8.12011: 102012: 5.62013: 7.42014: 4.82015: 72016: 6.62017: 6.92018: 4.42019: 5.22020: 62021: 7.92022: 5.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Paraguay stood at 5.6%.

That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 10.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, 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 8.4% 6.1% 10.6% 3
2010s 6.6% 4.4% 10.0% 10
2020s 6.5% 5.6% 7.9% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.2% compare
  2. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 8.5% compare
  3. 31 Peru 8.0% compare
  4. 33 Honduras 3.2% compare
  5. 34 El Salvador 3.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Paraguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Paraguay was 5.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2018.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - 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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