Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Paraguay
Paraguay: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Paraguay, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 3.5% for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Paraguay peaked at 11.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 98th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.1% | — |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -36.3% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -41.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +84.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -26.4% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -40.3% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +8.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 3.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 67% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 3.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.8%, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 8.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Paraguay?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Paraguay was 3.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Paraguay ranks 98th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release