According to the INE, monetary poverty in Paraguay decreased from 19.6% to 16% between 2024 and 2025, while the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) declined from just 13.62 per cent to 13.49 per cent. Crossing both indicators shows that 54.2 per cent of people identified as multidimensional poor (450,131 out of a total of 830,325) are not poor by income, which shows a persistence of structural deprivations despite improved labour income. More t…
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According to the INE, monetary poverty in Paraguay decreased from 19.6% to 16% between 2024 and 2025, while the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) declined from just 13.62 per cent to 13.49 per cent. Crossing both indicators shows that 54.2 per cent of people identified as multidimensional poor (450,131 out of a total of 830,325) are not poor by income, which shows a persistence of structural deprivations despite improved labour income. More t…