Starting a business - Score in Paraguay
Paraguay: Starting a business - Score was 75.98 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Paraguay, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Paraguay is 75.98, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Paraguay peaked at 76.53 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.17, in 2003.
That places Paraguay 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.06 | 40.17 | 76.53 | 7 |
| 2010s | 75.17 | 74.51 | 75.98 | 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)
- Commercial service exports 3.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 46.7% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 23.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Paraguay?
- Starting a business - score in Paraguay was 75.98 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 76.53 in 2007.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.17 in 2003.
- How does Paraguay rank for starting a business - score?
- Paraguay ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.