Military spending as a share of GDP in Paraguay
Paraguay: Military spending as a share of GDP was 0.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
127th
of 172 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 1953
All-time low
0.2%
in 1882
Years of data
169
1846–2019
Military spending as a share of GDP in Paraguay, 1846–2019
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, military spending as a share of gdp in Paraguay stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Paraguay peaked at 3.3% in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1882.
Paraguay ranks 127th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 1.7% | — |
| 1847 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 1848 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 1849 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 1850 | 1.3% | -12.1% |
| 1851 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 1852 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 1853 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 1854 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 1855 | 1.0% | -8.2% |
| 1856 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 1857 | 0.8% | -13.1% |
| 1858 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 0.7% | -8.2% |
| 1861 | 0.6% | -18.9% |
| 1862 | 0.5% | -12.9% |
| 1863 | 0.4% | -13.1% |
| 1864 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 1865 | 0.3% | -27.5% |
| 1866 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 1869 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 1870 | 0.3% | -12.6% |
| 1876 | 0.3% | +23.3% |
| 1877 | 0.3% | -12.7% |
| 1878 | 0.4% | +43.1% |
| 1879 | 0.5% | +27.5% |
| 1880 | 0.4% | -28.8% |
| 1881 | 0.3% | -24.5% |
| 1882 | 0.2% | -22.5% |
| 1883 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 0.3% | +27.8% |
| 1885 | 0.3% | +20.9% |
| 1886 | 0.4% | +17.3% |
| 1887 | 0.4% | +16.2% |
| 1888 | 0.5% | +23.0% |
| 1889 | 0.6% | +18.2% |
| 1890 | 1.1% | +65.3% |
| 1891 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 1.2% | +13.5% |
| 1893 | 1.3% | +4.7% |
| 1894 | 1.5% | +15.5% |
| 1895 | 1.6% | +13.1% |
| 1896 | 1.8% | +8.7% |
| 1897 | 1.9% | +5.9% |
| 1898 | 1.6% | -15.5% |
| 1899 | 1.4% | -13.0% |
| 1900 | 1.5% | +6.6% |
| 1901 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 1902 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 1903 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 1905 | 1.3% | -8.1% |
| 1906 | 1.1% | -12.9% |
| 1907 | 1.2% | +7.8% |
| 1908 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 1909 | 1.3% | +10.9% |
| 1910 | 1.3% | -5.2% |
| 1911 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 1.5% | +16.5% |
| 1913 | 1.6% | +5.6% |
| 1914 | 1.2% | -25.5% |
| 1915 | 0.9% | -24.0% |
| 1916 | 0.8% | -15.6% |
| 1917 | 0.6% | -23.9% |
| 1918 | 0.5% | -18.3% |
| 1919 | 0.3% | -31.9% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | -27.8% |
| 1921 | 0.3% | +25.3% |
| 1922 | 0.3% | +13.2% |
| 1923 | 0.4% | +27.7% |
| 1924 | 0.5% | +14.0% |
| 1925 | 0.6% | +23.1% |
| 1926 | 0.6% | +10.1% |
| 1927 | 0.7% | +12.5% |
| 1928 | 0.8% | +13.2% |
| 1929 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 1930 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 1931 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 1.1% | +17.4% |
| 1933 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 1934 | 2.0% | +83.6% |
| 1935 | 1.3% | -34.3% |
| 1936 | 1.0% | -21.5% |
| 1937 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 1938 | 1.1% | +10.1% |
| 1939 | 1.0% | -6.1% |
| 1940 | 1.2% | +16.6% |
| 1941 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 1942 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1943 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 1944 | 1.2% | +10.6% |
| 1945 | 1.3% | +5.7% |
| 1946 | 1.2% | -10.4% |
| 1947 | 2.3% | +96.4% |
| 1948 | 2.5% | +10.2% |
| 1949 | 3.1% | +22.4% |
| 1950 | 3.0% | -3.1% |
| 1951 | 3.0% | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.3% | +8.2% |
| 1954 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 2.6% | -20.8% |
| 1956 | 1.2% | -52.4% |
| 1957 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 1958 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.0% | -13.1% |
| 1960 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 1.1% | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +25.9% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -19.6% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -19.8% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -27.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 1850s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 6.91 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 9.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 2,439 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 17.14 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Paraguay?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Paraguay was 0.9% in 2019, according to Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1953.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1882.
- How does Paraguay rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Paraguay ranks 127th out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).