Income share held by highest 10% in Paraguay
Paraguay: Income share held by highest 10% was 35.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% 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
In 2024, income share held by highest 10% in Paraguay stood at 35.0%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Paraguay peaked at 46.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1990.
That places Paraguay 10th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Income share held by highest 10% in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.7% | — |
| 1995 | 46.1% | +50.2% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 35.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 35.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.3%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share held by highest 10% 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 | +50.2% | 30.7% | 46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 30.7% | 46.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 38.0% | 46.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 35.2% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.1% | 35.0% | 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 highest 10% in Paraguay?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Paraguay was 35.0% 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 highest 10% recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Paraguay ranks 10th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 Income share held by highest 10%. 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.