Gini coefficient in Paraguay
Paraguay: Gini coefficient was 0.4425 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient in Paraguay is 0.4425, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Paraguay peaked at 0.5814 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4084, in 1990.
That places Paraguay 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5211 | 0.4084 | 0.5814 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5293 | 0.4915 | 0.5727 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4852 | 0.4565 | 0.5231 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4388 | 0.4291 | 0.4459 | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Paraguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,482 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.412 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1098 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1098 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1341 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.0% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3457 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Paraguay?
- Gini coefficient in Paraguay was 0.4425 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5814 in 1995.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4084 in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for gini coefficient?
- Paraguay ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.