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Paraguay · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

97th of 182 · 24th in Latin America
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GNI per capitaParaguay's gni per capita rose from US$1,920 in 1996 to US$6,750 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$0US$2kUS$4kUS$6kUS$6,750

Paraguay's gni per capita rose from US$1,920 in 1996 to US$6,750 in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

92nd of 181 · 21st in Latin America
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Paraguay's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $6,700 in 1996 to intl $19.4k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $0intl $5kintl $10kintl $15kintl $20kintl $25kintl $19.4k

Paraguay's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $6,700 in 1996 to intl $19.4k in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

63rd of 129 · 10th in Latin America
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Paraguay's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$2,705 in 1996 to US$4,563 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$2kUS$3kUS$4kUS$5kUS$4,563

Paraguay's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$2,705 in 1996 to US$4,563 in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

19th of 25 · 8th in Latin America
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Gini indexParaguay's gini index rose from 40.8 in 1990 to 44.2 in 2024.199019952000200520102015202035404550556044.2

Paraguay's gini index rose from 40.8 in 1990 to 44.2 in 2024.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

22nd of 25 · 11th in Latin America
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Income share held by highest 10%Paraguay's income share held by highest 10% rose from 30.7 % in 1990 to 35.0 % in 2024.199019952000200520102015202025%30%35%40%45%50%35.0 %

Paraguay's income share held by highest 10% rose from 30.7 % in 1990 to 35.0 % in 2024.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

17th of 25 · 7th in Latin America
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Income share held by lowest 20%Paraguay's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 5.8 % in 1990 to 5.3 % in 2024.19901995200020052010201520200%2%4%6%5.3 %

Paraguay's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 5.8 % in 1990 to 5.3 % in 2024.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

10th of 25 · 7th in Latin America
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Extreme povertyParaguay's extreme poverty fell from 2.5 % in 1990 to 2.1 % in 2024.19901995200020052010201520200%5%10%15%20%2.1 %

Paraguay's extreme poverty fell from 2.5 % in 1990 to 2.1 % in 2024.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines

% of population

13th of 24 · 3rd in Latin America
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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty linesParaguay's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 25.5 % in 2022 to 20.1 % in 2024.20222023202420%22%24%26%20.1 %

Paraguay's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 25.5 % in 2022 to 20.1 % in 2024.

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