SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Paraguay
Paraguay: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 19,712 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Paraguay, 2001–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 19,712 for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Paraguay peaked at 19,712 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,365, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 3rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,215 | — |
| 2002 | 4,365 | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 5,149 | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 4,686 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 5,158 | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 5,977 | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 6,022 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7,084 | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 7,445 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 7,838 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 9,032 | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 9,724 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 11,084 | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 11,858 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 12,671 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 12,172 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 13,620 | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 15,242 | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 15,080 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 16,570 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 16,548 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 17,571 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 18,735 | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 19,712 | +5.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 19,712 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.09, 209.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 19,712 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 122.32, 161.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,678 | 4,365 | 7,445 | 9 |
| 2010s | 11,832 | 7,838 | 15,242 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,827 | 16,548 | 19,712 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9753 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,607 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,290 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,534 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,048 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Paraguay?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Paraguay was 19,712 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19,712 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,365 in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Paraguay ranks 3rd out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.