Growth, jobs, and poverty reduction: Lessons from Paraguay Susana Cordeiro GuerraPablo Saavedra April 15, 2026 This page in: English Español © 2026 The World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/growth-jobs-and-poverty-reduction-lessons-from-paraguay In the last 20 years, poverty in Paraguay has plummeted from over 50 percent to only 16 percent in 2025. In just two decades, a third of the population has escaped poverty, with another 300,000 rising out of poverty just in the last two years. © 2026 The World Bank Group,