Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 66.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Paraguay, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 66.0% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Paraguay peaked at 83.4% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 1989.
Paraguay ranks 84th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 82.5% | — |
| 1963 | 83.3% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 78.9% | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 77.5% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 79.5% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 77.0% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 73.8% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 75.2% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 74.3% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 72.5% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 69.8% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 71.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 71.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 74.9% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 78.2% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 75.4% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 72.6% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 68.8% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 70.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 61.7% | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 53.9% | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 62.9% | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 61.7% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 63.3% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 65.4% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 68.1% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 63.6% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 61.9% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 66.0% | -1.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 66.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 66.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.4%, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.8% | 78.9% | 83.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 74.3% | 69.8% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.8% | 53.9% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 61.7% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 58.0% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 62.3% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 62.8% | 66.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 81 Ukraine 66.8% compare
- 82 Northern Mariana Islands 66.2% compare
- 83 Hong Kong, China 66.2% compare
- 85 South Africa 65.8% compare
- 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 65.7% compare
- 87 New Caledonia 65.7% compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 235.57 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 33.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 168.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Paraguay?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Paraguay was 66.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 1964.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 1989.
- How does Paraguay rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Paraguay ranks 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.