Income share held by fourth 20% in Paraguay
Paraguay: Income share held by fourth 20% was 20.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share held by fourth 20% 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
The most recent figure for income share held by fourth 20% in Paraguay is 20.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by fourth 20% in Paraguay peaked at 22.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 113th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Income share held by fourth 20% in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.3% | — |
| 1995 | 18.8% | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -2.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 20.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.1%, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 20.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 95% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 18.8% | 22.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.3% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 19.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.7% | 21.5% | 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 income share held by fourth 20% in Paraguay?
- Income share held by fourth 20% in Paraguay was 20.7% 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 income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for income share held by fourth 20%?
- Paraguay ranks 113th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by fourth 20% rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Income share held by fourth 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.