Guatemala vs Paraguay: Total factor productivity

Guatemala
0.9724
in 2023
Paraguay
0.967
in 2023
Guatemala rank
90th
Paraguay rank
93rd

Total factor productivity over time

  • Guatemala
  • Paraguay
00.511.5195419882023

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.9724 against 0.967 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0054.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Paraguay ahead.

Guatemala ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 93rd of 120 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Paraguay Difference Ahead
1950s 0.994 1.08 0.082 Paraguay
1960s 1.08 1.03 0.0495 Guatemala
1970s 1.22 1.09 0.1257 Guatemala
1980s 1.06 1.02 0.0392 Guatemala
1990s 1.02 0.8653 0.1518 Guatemala
2000s 0.989 0.8932 0.0958 Guatemala
2010s 0.9849 1.03 0.0431 Paraguay
2020s 0.9863 0.9951 0.0088 Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Guatemala or Paraguay?
Guatemala, at 0.9724 against 0.967 in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Guatemala and Paraguay?
0.0054, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Paraguay?
69 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Paraguay rank globally for total factor productivity?
Guatemala ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 93rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total factor productivity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total factor productivity
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 6,892 data points, 1954–2023
Last refreshed

This is the level of total factor productivity, relative to each country's value in 2021 (which is set to 1). This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.