Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Paraguay
Paraguay: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 11.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 11.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Paraguay peaked at 24.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2025.
That places Paraguay 120th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.6% | — |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +35.1% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -23.4% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -30.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 11.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 18.2% | 21.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 18.2% | 23.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 11.7% | 24.5% | 6 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Paraguay?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Paraguay was 11.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Paraguay ranks 120th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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