Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services was 16.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Paraguay is 16.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Paraguay peaked at 33.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2025.
Paraguay ranks 90th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.5% | — |
| 1992 | 28.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 28.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 28.1% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 25.3% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 18.7% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.0% | 21.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 817.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5603 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Paraguay?
- Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Paraguay was 16.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services?
- Paraguay ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.