Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Paraguay
Paraguay: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 70.37 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Paraguay, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Paraguay stood at 70.37. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
That places Paraguay 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67.09 | — |
| 2015 | 67.11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.09 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.2 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 70.37 | +0.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 70.37 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 70.37 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.16, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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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 (db16-20 methodology) - score in Paraguay?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Paraguay was 70.37 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 70.37 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.09 in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Paraguay ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.