Gini index in Paraguay
Paraguay: Gini index was 44.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini index in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 44.2 for gini index in 2024.
The figure is down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index in Paraguay peaked at 58.1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 40.8, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 14th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Gini index in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.8 | — |
| 1995 | 58.1 | +42.4% |
| 1997 | 54.9 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 54.6 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 54.6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 57.3 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 54.9 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 52.3 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 51.4 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 53 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.7 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 49.1 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 51 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 52.3 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 47.6 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 47.9 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.7 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 47.6 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 47.9 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.5 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 45.7 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 43.5 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 42.9 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 44.6 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 44.2 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 44.2 | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 44.2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.9, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 44.2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.6, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gini index in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +42.4% | 40.8 | 58.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1 | 40.8 | 58.1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.92 | 49.1 | 57.3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.52 | 45.7 | 52.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.88 | 42.9 | 44.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More poverty & inequality data for Paraguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 27.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index in Paraguay?
- Gini index in Paraguay was 44.2 in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest gini index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1 in 1995.
- What is the lowest gini index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8 in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for gini index?
- Paraguay ranks 14th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Gini index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.