Tax revenue as share of GDP in Paraguay
Paraguay: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 13.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Paraguay, 1990–2017
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp in Paraguay is 13.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Paraguay peaked at 13.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1991.
Paraguay ranks 72nd of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.8% | — |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +35.8% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +35.4% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 4.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4807 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,378 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,627 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 25.49 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5017 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Paraguay?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Paraguay was 13.8% in 2017, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1991.
- How does Paraguay rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Paraguay ranks 72nd out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.