Prosperity gap in Paraguay
Paraguay: Prosperity gap was 2.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, prosperity gap in Paraguay stood at 2.49. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Paraguay peaked at 6.9 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.49, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 63rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.01 | — |
| 1995 | 6.9 | +129.2% |
| 1997 | 6.03 | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 5.96 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 5.47 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 6.82 | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 5.36 | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 4.89 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.26 | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.96 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.28 | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 4.37 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.27 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.18 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.5 | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 3.14 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.01 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.05 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.81 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 2.79 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.71 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.86 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.79 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.88 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.67 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 2.49 | -6.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.49 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.67, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.49 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.65, 94% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prosperity gap 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 | +129.2% | 3.01 | 6.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.47 | 3.01 | 6.9 | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.12 | 4.28 | 6.82 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.25 | 2.71 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 | 2.49 | 2.88 | 5 |
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 prosperity gap in Paraguay?
- Prosperity gap in Paraguay was 2.49 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 in 1995.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for prosperity gap?
- Paraguay ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.