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

Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 2.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.4%
Change on year
down 36.3%
World rank
30th
of 32 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2011
All-time low
2.1%
in 2014
Years of data
16
2007–2022

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

0123452007201420222007: 2.9 poorest2008: 3.9 poorest2009: 4.4 poorest2010: 3.1 poorest2011: 4.5 poorest2012: 2.3 poorest2013: 3.2 poorest2014: 2.1 poorest2015: 2.9 poorest2016: 2.9 poorest2017: 3.4 poorest2018: 2.6 poorest2019: 4 poorest2020: 3 poorest2021: 3.8 poorest2022: 2.4 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Paraguay stood at 2.4%.

The figure is down 36.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Paraguay peaked at 4.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2014.

Paraguay ranks 30th of 32 countries on this measure, 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 3.7% 2.9% 4.4% 3
2010s 3.1% 2.1% 4.5% 10
2020s 3.1% 2.4% 3.8% 3

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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 2.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2014.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Paraguay ranks 30th out of 32 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 5.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap