Affordability of cigarettes in Paraguay
Paraguay: Affordability of cigarettes was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Affordability of cigarettes in Paraguay, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability of cigarettes in Paraguay stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability of cigarettes in Paraguay peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
That places Paraguay 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Affordability of cigarettes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +16.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 20% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 22% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability of cigarettes in Paraguay?
- Affordability of cigarettes in Paraguay was 0.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Paraguay rank for affordability of cigarettes?
- Paraguay ranks 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability of cigarettes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Affordability of cigarettes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Price of 100 packs of cigarettes as a share of GDP per capita. This price is based on the most-sold brand of cigarettes in a given country and includes taxes. Lower values indicate that cigarettes are more affordable.