Deficit, Percent of own spending in Paraguay
Paraguay: Deficit, Percent of own spending was -0.3233 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Deficit, Percent of own spending in Paraguay, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded -0.3233 for deficit, percent of own spending in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.4% on the previous year and down 487.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deficit, percent of own spending in Paraguay peaked at 0.1846 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.3233, in 2020.
That places Paraguay 39th out of 66 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deficit, Percent of own spending in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0521 | — |
| 2006 | 0.0435 | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0808 | +85.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1846 | +128.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 | -94.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0836 | +762.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0579 | -30.7% |
| 2012 | -0.086 | -248.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1097 | +27.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0501 | -54.3% |
| 2015 | -0.1003 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0341 | -134.0% |
| 2017 | -0.018 | -152.9% |
| 2018 | -0.1029 | +470.5% |
| 2019 | -0.1792 | +74.2% |
| 2020 | -0.3233 | +80.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0741 | 0.0097 | 0.1846 | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.0471 | -0.1792 | 0.0836 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3233 | -0.3233 | -0.3233 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More public sector data for Paraguay
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.748 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2013)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.74 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 413.97 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deficit, percent of own spending in Paraguay?
- Deficit, percent of own spending in Paraguay was -0.3233 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deficit, percent of own spending recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1846 in 2008.
- What is the lowest deficit, percent of own spending recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3233 in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for deficit, percent of own spending?
- Paraguay ranks 39th out of 66 countries with data for 2020.
- Is deficit, percent of own spending rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 487.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.