Paraguay
Paraguay’s economy has stagnated, with GDP per capita averaging negative growth of -1.2 per cent per year for the decade 1993-2003. Poverty and income inequality are exceptionally high in Paraguay compared to other WEI countries. According to 2001 data, nearly one-third of the population – 2 million people – live in poverty.
Distribución de los emigrantes brasileños por actividad en tres de sus principales destinos appears in Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2010.
Répartition des émigrants brésiliens par activité dans les trois principaux pays d'accueil (circa 2000, en pourcentage du total des émigrants brésiliens dans l'emploi) est issu de Perspectives économiques de l'Amérique latine 2010.
Distribution of Brazilian Emigrants by Activity in Three Main Destinations (Circa 2000, percentage of total Brazilian emigrants in employment) appears in Latin American Economic Outlook 2010.
The 1992 Constitution of Paraguay upholds the principle of equality for all individuals and prohibits discrimination. The government claims to have removed most of the discriminatory clauses in the country’s existing legislation. Feminist organisations conducted significant awareness-raising campaigns during the 1990s, which helped develop a legal and institutional framework to guarantee the protection of women’s rights.
The pension system in Paraguay consists of a pay-as-you-go system and an earnings-related defined-benefit system.
The country profile includes data on the income taxes paid by workers, their social security contributions, the family benefits they receive in the form of cash transfers as well as the social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by the employers. Results reported include the average and marginal tax burdens for eight different family types.It also describes the personal income tax systems, all compulsory social security contribution schemes and universal cash transfers as well as recent changes in the tax/benefit system.
This chapter provides a detailed assessment of the current state of data collection and availability, in terms of quality and completeness, at the level of the national education system in Paraguay. It shows that Paraguay is in very good condition to respond to the system-level questionnaire: each data table in the questionnaire has an institution assigned to it to collect and/or manage the requested information; metadata are based on well-known legislation while statistical data are based on advanced information system; and data requested by the national accounts are well managed. Challenges include the absence of a regulated national statistics system and of a general entrance system to tertiary education in the country, and the fact that data on expenditure does not cover private expenditure on education.