Gross national expenditure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Gross national expenditure was 102.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure in Paraguay, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross national expenditure in Paraguay stood at 102.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Paraguay peaked at 107.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 1989.
That places Paraguay 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 102.0% | — |
| 1963 | 101.4% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 102.1% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 100.8% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 102.9% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 103.4% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 104.4% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 104.6% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 101.2% | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 102.6% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 100.1% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 99.3% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 101.7% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 104.6% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 103.4% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 103.0% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 103.7% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 105.5% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 106.2% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 106.8% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 107.6% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 106.6% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 104.4% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 98.6% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 99.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 88.3% | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 79.2% | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 86.9% | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 89.8% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 93.8% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 101.4% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 94.5% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 97.6% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 92.3% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 105.1% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 101.7% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 102.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.7% | 100.8% | 104.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 102.5% | 99.3% | 105.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.7% | 79.2% | 107.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.5% | 86.9% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 84.5% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 93.5% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.3% | 96.2% | 105.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Paraguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,805 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 19.71 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3578 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,514 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 14.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2174 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Paraguay?
- Gross national expenditure in Paraguay was 102.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 107.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 1989.
- How does Paraguay rank for gross national expenditure?
- Paraguay ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.