Paraguay — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Paraguay, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Paraguay was 4.04% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 37.26% in 1990. The lowest was -0.86% in 1970 (about -4.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.08% per year.
Paraguay ranks 59 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 32%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Paraguay sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 89% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 29%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 10 of 33 economies; Jamaica (4.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 676% in 1971. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1961.
World ranking. Slipped: 6th of 63 in 1960 → 89th of 92 in 1970 → 20th of 106 in 1980 → 14th of 131 in 1990 → 35th of 163 in 2000 → 68th of 186 in 2010 → 94th of 178 in 2020 → 50th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.04% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 3.84% | -0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 4.63% | -5.1 pp |
| 2022 | 9.77% | +5.0 pp |
| 2021 | 4.79% | +3.0 pp |
| 2020 | 1.77% | -1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.76% | -1.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.98% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 4.09% | +1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.13% | -1.9 pp |
| 2014 | 5.03% | +2.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.68% | -1.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.68% | -4.6 pp |
| 2011 | 8.25% | +3.6 pp |
| 2010 | 4.65% | +2.1 pp |
| 2009 | 2.59% | -7.6 pp |
| 2008 | 10.15% | +2.0 pp |
| 2007 | 8.13% | -1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 9.59% | +2.8 pp |
| 2005 | 6.81% | +2.5 pp |
| 2004 | 4.32% | -9.9 pp |
| 2003 | 14.24% | +3.7 pp |
| 2002 | 10.51% | +3.2 pp |
| 2001 | 7.27% | -1.7 pp |
| 2000 | 8.98% | +2.2 pp |
| 1999 | 6.75% | -4.8 pp |
| 1998 | 11.55% | +4.6 pp |
| 1997 | 6.95% | -2.9 pp |
| 1996 | 9.8% | -3.6 pp |
| 1995 | 13.43% | -7.1 pp |
| 1994 | 20.57% | +2.4 pp |
| 1993 | 18.21% | +3.0 pp |
| 1992 | 15.19% | -9.0 pp |
| 1991 | 24.23% | -13.0 pp |
| 1990 | 37.26% | +10.8 pp |
| 1989 | 26.42% | +3.8 pp |
| 1988 | 22.59% | +0.8 pp |
| 1987 | 21.81% | -9.9 pp |
| 1986 | 31.74% | +6.5 pp |
| 1985 | 25.21% | +4.9 pp |
| 1984 | 20.31% | +6.9 pp |
| 1983 | 13.43% | +8.3 pp |
| 1982 | 5.12% | -7.9 pp |
| 1981 | 12.97% | -9.5 pp |
| 1980 | 22.45% | -5.7 pp |
| 1979 | 28.16% | +17.5 pp |
| 1978 | 10.66% | +1.3 pp |
| 1977 | 9.36% | +4.9 pp |
| 1976 | 4.47% | -2.2 pp |
| 1975 | 6.69% | -18.5 pp |
| 1974 | 25.23% | +12.4 pp |
| 1973 | 12.8% | +3.6 pp |
| 1972 | 9.18% | +4.2 pp |
| 1971 | 4.95% | +5.8 pp |
| 1970 | -0.86% | -3.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.25% | +1.5 pp |
| 1968 | 0.71% | -0.7 pp |
| 1967 | 1.37% | -1.5 pp |
| 1966 | 2.87% | -1.0 pp |
| 1965 | 3.86% | +2.5 pp |
| 1964 | 1.37% | -0.7 pp |
| 1963 | 2.1% | +0.7 pp |
| 1962 | 1.42% | -17.1 pp |
| 1961 | 18.49% | +10.3 pp |
| 1960 | 8.18% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Paraguay’s Inflation in 1961?
18.49% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Paraguay’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -50.6% in total — about 1.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.04%; 2024: 3.84%; 2023: 4.63%; 2022: 9.77%; 2021: 4.79%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.