Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Paraguay

Paraguay: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.6701 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6701
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
22nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.7468
in 2005
All-time low
0.389
in 2016
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Paraguay, 2005–2020

00.20.40.60.82005201220202005: 0.7472006: 0.7432007: 0.7282008: 0.7042009: 0.7042010: 0.6722011: 0.6542012: 0.6552013: 0.6322014: 0.5992015: 0.592016: 0.3892017: 0.5812018: 0.5862019: 0.592020: 0.67

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Paraguay is 0.6701, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Paraguay peaked at 0.7468 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.389, in 2016.

Paraguay ranks 22nd of 79 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.

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Paraguay, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.7468
2006 0.7432 -0.5%
2007 0.7284 -2.0%
2008 0.7039 -3.4%
2009 0.7042 +0.0%
2010 0.6725 -4.5%
2011 0.6542 -2.7%
2012 0.6552 +0.2%
2013 0.6316 -3.6%
2014 0.5991 -5.2%
2015 0.5905 -1.4%
2016 0.389 -34.1%
2017 0.5814 +49.4%
2018 0.5857 +0.7%
2019 0.5902 +0.8%
2020 0.6701 +13.5%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 0.6701 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 0.6701 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4561, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +49.4% 0.389 0.5814
2016 -34.1% 0.5905 0.389

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7253 0.7039 0.7468 5
2010s 0.5949 0.389 0.6725 10
2020s 0.6701 0.6701 0.6701 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 19 Thailand 0.7501 compare
  2. 20 Guatemala 0.7144 compare
  3. 21 Estonia 0.6705 compare
  4. 23 Canada 0.6462 compare
  5. 24 Kazakhstan 0.6241 compare
  6. 25 South Africa 0.6131 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Paraguay?
Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Paraguay was 0.6701 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7468 in 2005.
What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.389 in 2016.
How does Paraguay rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
79 places, 1,532 data points, 1972–2020
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