Bolivia vs Paraguay
Bolivia vs Paraguay: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $2,957 in Bolivia and $7,029 in Paraguay, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Paraguay, by $4,072, or 2.38 times that in Bolivia.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Paraguay has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 130 and Paraguay ranked 83 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Bolivia | Paraguay | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,957 | $7,029 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $3,046 | $6,671 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $3,123 | $6,452 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $3,088 | $6,204 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $3,012 | $6,277 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $2,765 | $6,109 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $3,207 | $6,244 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $3,205 | $6,354 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $3,160 | $6,243 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $3,078 | $6,042 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $2,996 | $5,879 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $2,901 | $5,794 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $2,794 | $5,583 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $2,657 | $5,230 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $2,569 | $5,342 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $2,481 | $5,191 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $2,423 | $4,728 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $2,383 | $4,789 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $2,283 | $4,540 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $2,221 | $4,349 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $2,156 | $4,193 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $2,100 | $4,151 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $2,050 | $4,036 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $2,030 | $3,916 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $2,014 | $3,973 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $2,014 | $4,074 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $1,999 | $4,252 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $2,026 | $4,402 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $1,963 | $4,496 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $1,904 | $4,411 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $1,859 | $4,445 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $1,810 | $4,262 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $1,763 | $4,148 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $1,724 | $4,054 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $1,731 | $4,091 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $1,679 | $4,060 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $1,639 | $4,006 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $1,613 | $3,852 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $1,601 | $3,740 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $1,596 | $3,576 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $1,673 | $3,504 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $1,738 | $3,449 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $1,779 | $3,450 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $1,894 | $3,660 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $2,015 | $3,817 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $2,055 | $3,593 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $2,131 | $3,302 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $2,177 | $3,028 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $2,183 | $2,771 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $2,128 | $2,547 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $2,081 | $2,428 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $1,984 | $2,330 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $1,971 | $2,204 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $1,907 | $2,104 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $1,806 | $2,019 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $1,758 | $1,957 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $1,709 | $1,896 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $1,672 | $1,853 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $1,575 | $1,814 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $1,515 | $1,702 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $1,444 | $1,710 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $1,406 | $1,651 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $1,382 | $1,625 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $1,321 | $1,590 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $1,277 | $1,576 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $1,277 | $1,508 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Paraguay
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Paraguay: 73.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Paraguay: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Paraguay: 14 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Paraguay: 2.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Paraguay: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Paraguay: 6.84 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Paraguay: 1.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Paraguay: 2.42 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Paraguay: 70.4% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Paraguay: 26.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Paraguay: 6.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Paraguay: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Paraguay: 0.88% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Paraguay: $406M in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Paraguay: $60 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Paraguay: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Paraguay: 29,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Paraguay: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Paraguay: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Paraguay: 24 million TIV in 2025