Paraguay: Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Paraguay's adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) fell 0.02 percentage points on 2021 (from 13.98% to 13.96%).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2021), the average change was −1.55 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.27 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.5 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.96 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.78 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 7.3% for 2025. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2020 to 2022 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2.81%, against 4.16% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2022, Paraguay had the 8th highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Paraguay in the 2022 ranking

• Argentina — 5th of 10: 34.35%
• Ecuador — 6th of 10: 28.37%
• Colombia — 7th of 10: 25.34%
• Peru — 9th of 10: 8.97%
• El Salvador — 10th of 10: 6.25%

What this measures

Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (SPL) is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Limitations: When interpreting ASPIRE performance indicators based on household surveys, it is important to note that the extent to which information on specific transfers and programs is captured in the household surveys can vary a lot across countries. Moreover, household surveys do not capture the universe of social protection programs in the country, in best practice cases just the largest programs. As a consequence, ASPIRE indicators are not fully comparable across program categories and countries; however, they provide approximate measures of social protection systems performance.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 16 values

Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 34.35% (2022)
• Bolivia — 9.43% (2021)
• Brazil — 41.43% (2022)
• Colombia — 25.34% (2022)
• Costa Rica — 34.66% (2022)
• Dominican Republic — 12.57% (2021)
• Ecuador — 28.37% (2022)

More social protection & labor data for Paraguay

• Net migration — -12,423 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 4,621 (2025)
• Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 5.49% (2025)
• Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 3.81% (2025)
• Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 4.53% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 61.21% (2025)
• Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 74% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Paraguay's adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)?

13.96% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator per_allsp.adq_pop_tot, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), uri: datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/, note: Data are based on national representative household surveys. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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