Paraguay: Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Paraguay's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) rose 1.7% on 2024 (from 143.89 to 146.32).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +7.8% and a typical year strayed about 5.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 40.7% in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.7% in 1967. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.94 a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Paraguay had the 50th highest value of the 122 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Paraguay in the 2025 ranking

• Lithuania — 47th of 122: 149.73
• Armenia — 48th of 122: 148.65
• Chile — 49th of 122: 147.71
• Dominican Republic — 51st of 122: 145.99
• Namibia — 52nd of 122: 143.95
• Guatemala — 53rd of 122: 142.4

What this measures

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. A deflator is the ratio of an indicator in current prices over the same series in constant prices. The base year varies by country.

All 64 values

Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 107,789 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 112.22 (2024)
• Belize — 118.19 (2024)
• Bolivia — 113.17 (2024)
• Brazil — 272.81 (2025)
• Chile — 147.71 (2025)
• Colombia — 172.95 (2025)
• Costa Rica — 97.48 (2025)
• Cuba — 2,973 (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Paraguay

• GDP (current US$) — US$49.28 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 371.83 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$49.29 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 252.51 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$7,027 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 53.02 million (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$7,029 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 36.01 million (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$47.35 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 357.25 trillion (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 50.94 million (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Paraguay's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)?

146.32 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1962?

It is up 50,763% from 0.29 in 1962 (10.4% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 146.32 in 2025 and the lowest 0.29 in 1962.

How does Paraguay rank?

50th highest of 122 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) unusual for Paraguay?

In 2025, Paraguay's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) rose 1.7% on 2024 (from 143.89 to 146.32). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +7.8% and a typical year strayed about 5.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.DAB.DEFL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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