Paraguay’s Central Administration executed ₲46 trillion between January and August 2026, equivalent to 54% of the ₲84 trillion budgeted for the year. The data are contained in the Financial Report prepared by the General Directorate of Budget, which is part of the Vice Ministry of Financial Administration of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).
Spending was concentrated on personal services and transfers, which totaled ₲30 trillion, or 65% of the amount executed. Personal services consumed ₲16 trillion, mainly for the salaries of teachers, health professionals and members of the security forces. Transfers reached ₲14 trillion and financed social programs, Caja Fiscal retirement benefits and pensions, as well as transfers to departmental and municipal governments.
Health received an additional share of resources. The Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare executed ₲2.1 trillion, compared with ₲1.8 trillion in the previous period, a difference of ₲334 billion. The money was directed toward paying outstanding obligations to the pharmaceutical industry and maintaining the supply of medicines and medical supplies at public facilities.
The Executive Branch accounted for ₲43 trillion, equivalent to 94% of Central Administration execution. The MEF led among institutions, with ₲14 trillion, or 33% of the total. It was followed by the Ministry of Education and Sciences, with 17%; the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, with 14%; the Ministry of Public Works and Communications, with 10%; the Ministry of Social Development, with 8%; and the Ministry of the Interior, with 7%.
The amount executed by the MEF includes state obligations such as payments to Caja Fiscal retirees and pensioners, transfers to subnational governments and public debt service owed to multilateral organizations. Therefore, the figure does not correspond solely to the ministry’s administrative expenses.
Public Treasury resources financed ₲31 trillion, equivalent to 67% of accumulated spending through August. The report can be consulted on the official page of the MEF’s General Directorate of Budget.