Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.4%
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
114th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.6%
in 2001
All-time low
0.9%
in 2003
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.4% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Paraguay peaked at 3.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2003.
Paraguay ranks 114th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.6% | — |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -71.8% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +64.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -41.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +74.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -13.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 64% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Paraguay?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Paraguay was 1.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
- How does Paraguay rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Paraguay ranks 114th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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