Bolivia vs Paraguay
Bolivia vs Paraguay: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 83.3% of GDP in Bolivia and 38.2% of GDP in Paraguay, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 45.1 percentage points, or 2.18 times that in Paraguay.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 30 and Paraguay ranked 110 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bolivia at 82.3% of GDP and Paraguay at 35.9% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Bolivia | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.3 | 38.2 |
| 2024 | 83.2 | 44.6 |
| 2023 | 78.3 | 41 |
| 2022 | 69.2 | 40.6 |
| 2021 | 68.7 | 37.5 |
| 2020 | 67.5 | 36.9 |
| 2019 | 48.9 | 25.8 |
| 2018 | 44.2 | 22.3 |
| 2017 | 41.9 | 19.9 |
| 2016 | 38.2 | 19.4 |
| 2015 | 34 | 18.6 |
| 2014 | 31.8 | 15.6 |
| 2013 | 31 | 13.5 |
| 2012 | 30.7 | 12.3 |
| 2011 | 30.5 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 32.8 | 13 |
| 2009 | 34.1 | 14.9 |
| 2008 | 32.4 | 16 |
| 2007 | 35.5 | 16.8 |
| 2006 | 48.6 | 21 |
| 2005 | 73.2 | 28.3 |
| 2004 | 80.6 | 36.1 |
| 2003 | 85.5 | 37.5 |
| 2002 | 77.2 | 50.5 |
| 2001 | 74.4 | 37.1 |
| 2000 | 66.5 | 33.6 |
| 1999 | – | 32 |
| 1998 | – | 22.1 |
| 1997 | – | 18 |
| 1996 | – | 16.8 |
| 1995 | – | 17.6 |
| 1994 | – | 18.7 |
| 1993 | – | 26.6 |
| 1992 | – | 34.4 |
| 1991 | – | 49.4 |
| 1990 | – | 67 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Bolivia | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100.2 | 36.6 |
| 2027 | 95.1 | 37.9 |
| 2028 | 93 | 37.1 |
| 2029 | 88.9 | 36.6 |
| 2030 | 85.3 | 36.3 |
| 2031 | 82.3 | 35.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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