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

Paraguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 4.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.9%
Change on year
down 30.2%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 2009
All-time low
3.2%
in 2018
Years of data
16
2007–2022

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

024682007201420222007: 4.52008: 4.32009: 8.12010: 7.42011: 72012: 6.12013: 6.82014: 3.92015: 5.82016: 4.72017: 4.92018: 3.22019: 4.22020: 5.72021: 72022: 4.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Paraguay stood at 4.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Paraguay peaked at 8.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2018.

Paraguay ranks 31st of 34 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 5.6% 4.3% 8.1% 3
2010s 5.4% 3.2% 7.4% 10
2020s 5.9% 4.9% 7.0% 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

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  5. 33 El Salvador 3.3% compare
  6. 34 Honduras 2.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Paraguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Paraguay was 4.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2018.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Paraguay ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount