Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Paraguay
Paraguay: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 113.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Paraguay, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Paraguay is 113.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Paraguay peaked at 299.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 113.4%, in 2019.
Paraguay ranks 129th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 299.9% | — |
| 2010 | 287.5% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 224.6% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 221.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 202.6% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 160.7% | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 157.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 152.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 161.6% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 165.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 113.4% | -31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 299.9% | 299.9% | 299.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 184.7% | 113.4% | 287.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More private sector data for Paraguay
- Merchandise trade 61.3% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Paraguay?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Paraguay was 113.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 299.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.4% in 2019.
- How does Paraguay rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Paraguay ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.