Total natural resource rents in Paraguay
Paraguay: Total natural resource rents was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resource rents in Paraguay, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.3% for total natural resource rents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Paraguay peaked at 3.6% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
Paraguay ranks 112th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Paraguay?
- Total natural resource rents in Paraguay was 1.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1979.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for total natural resource rents?
- Paraguay ranks 112th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.