Paraguay has made progress in terms of governance over the last decade. In particular, the country has advanced regarding its quality of government, measured by proxies of corruption, law and order, and bureaucracy quality, which increased from 0.25 to 0.31 over 2005-15 (in the Quality of Government Index which ranges from 0 to 1). Yet the country remains below the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) average (0.44) and the OECD average (0.78). Similarly, Paraguay has advanced in terms of regulatory quality, political stability and voice and accountability over the last decade, but remains below the LAC and the OECD averages.