Economic Trivia

Paraguay has the highest economic growth in South America.

Trade Source: United Nations Comtrade
Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports.

Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): Brazil, China, and Argentina
Top 3 Exported Goods (2021): Oil Seeds, Meat, and Oil & Mineral Fuels

Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook

Sugar; Cement; Textiles; Beverages

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]

GDP, PPP (current international) $108,338,060,131 (2022)
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) 0.075% (2022)
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) $15,977 (2022)
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GDP Country Rank 94/197 (2022)

GDP Composition %

Note: GDP composition percentage may exceed 100. Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures and is also reported separately because it plays a critical role in many economies.

Economic Indicators [1]

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 9.766% (2022)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) $21,352,787,182 (2021)
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) 35% (2019)
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) 3.745% (2021)
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) 19.4% (2022)
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) ($2,713,001,876) (2022)
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Labor and Employment [1]

Labor Force, Total 3,428,200 (2022)
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) 19.714% (2021)
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) 19.493% (2021)
Employment in Services (% of total employment) 60.793% (2021)
Unemployment Rate 6.886% (2022)
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Trade [1]

Imports of goods and services (current US$) $16,428,665,183 (2022)
Exports of goods and services (current US$) $14,385,152,767 (2022)
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 61.861% (2022)
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) $473,691,502 (2022)
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) $1,964,275,415 (2022)
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Economic Snapshot [1]

Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.

How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Paraguay’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.

Due to unavailable data the following indicators have been omitted:
  • Exports
  • FDI, net inflows
  • GDP Growth Rate
  • GDP Per Capita
  • Inflation
  • Unemployment

Sources

  1. The World Bank