Compensation of employees in Paraguay

Paraguay: Compensation of employees was 26.49 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.49 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
8th
of 156 countries
All-time high
26.49 trillion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
3.94 trillion current LCU
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Compensation of employees in Paraguay, 2005–2024

5.0T10.0T15.0T20.0T25.0T2005201420242005: 3.9T current LCU2006: 4.6T current LCU2007: 5.3T current LCU2008: 6.3T current LCU2009: 7.4T current LCU2010: 8.4T current LCU2011: 9.8T current LCU2012: 12.9T current LCU2013: 14.1T current LCU2014: 15.0T current LCU2015: 16.2T current LCU2016: 16.2T current LCU2017: 17.0T current LCU2018: 18.5T current LCU2019: 19.9T current LCU2020: 21.2T current LCU2021: 21.7T current LCU2022: 23.0T current LCU2023: 24.7T current LCU2024: 26.5T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2024, compensation of employees in Paraguay stood at 26.49 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 76.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Paraguay peaked at 26.49 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.94 trillion current LCU, in 2005.

That places Paraguay 8th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Paraguay, 2005 to 2024.
Year current LCU Change
2005 3.94 trillion current LCU
2006 4.64 trillion current LCU +17.6%
2007 5.32 trillion current LCU +14.7%
2008 6.33 trillion current LCU +19.1%
2009 7.37 trillion current LCU +16.4%
2010 8.41 trillion current LCU +14.1%
2011 9.85 trillion current LCU +17.1%
2012 12.89 trillion current LCU +30.9%
2013 14.14 trillion current LCU +9.7%
2014 14.98 trillion current LCU +5.9%
2015 16.22 trillion current LCU +8.3%
2016 16.21 trillion current LCU -0.1%
2017 16.98 trillion current LCU +4.8%
2018 18.47 trillion current LCU +8.8%
2019 19.85 trillion current LCU +7.5%
2020 21.23 trillion current LCU +6.9%
2021 21.68 trillion current LCU +2.1%
2022 22.99 trillion current LCU +6.0%
2023 24.73 trillion current LCU +7.6%
2024 26.49 trillion current LCU +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.52 trillion current LCU 3.94 trillion current LCU 7.37 trillion current LCU 5
2010s 14.80 trillion current LCU 8.41 trillion current LCU 19.85 trillion current LCU 10
2020s 23.42 trillion current LCU 21.23 trillion current LCU 26.49 trillion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 5 Uzbekistan 60.19 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 6 Colombia 59.35 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 7 Iraq 39.59 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 9 Chile 15.20 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 10 Argentina 13.07 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.14 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Paraguay?
Compensation of employees in Paraguay was 26.49 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 26.49 trillion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 3.94 trillion current LCU in 2005.
How does Paraguay rank for compensation of employees?
Paraguay ranks 8th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.