Paraguay, is a country located at South America, it has an area of 406,752 Km2.

Paraguay, with a population of 6,887,000 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a low population density, 17 people per km2.

It's capital is Asuncion and its currency is Guaranies

Paraguay is holding the 99 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2024 was 18,393 millions of euros (19,903 millions of dollars), ( 44.77% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €2,671 euros per inhabitant$2,890 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in Paraguay was on December of 2025 and it was 3.1%.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Paraguay, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.731 points in 2022, leaving it in 103th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Paraguay are business, you must know it's in the 125th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Paraguay, if you want to see information about other countries click here

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Asuncion: Monthly Rainfall
Paraguay Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%
Annual GDP [+]2024€41,087M
Annual GDP [+]2024$44,458M
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,966
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,456
Debt (M.€.) [+]202418,393
Debt ($M) [+]202419,903
Debt (%GDP) [+]202444.77%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,671
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,890
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-870
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-942
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.12%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,625.8
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,333.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,358.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,463.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.65%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,845.4
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,997.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202321.57%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024383.4
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024414.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.47%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202420.99%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,252
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,355
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€200
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$216
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€270
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$292
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€56
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$60
Moody's Rating [+]07/26/2024Baa3
S&P Rating [+]12/17/2025BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019BB+
Corruption Index [+]202328
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201997º
Fragile States Index [+]202461.5
RTI Raking [+]2024121º
Innovation Ranking [+]202493º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q37.7%
Unemployed [+]2017Q393K
NMW [+]2024$384.5
NMW [+]2024€346.2
Human Capital Ranking [+]201790º
Markets
Euro / Guaranies [+]01/16/20267,783.4490
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20266,695.4400
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/30/20256.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020125º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201920,599
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.31
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015106.79
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022579,400
Exports [+]2023€10,996.5M
Exports [+]2023$11,890.5M
Exports % GDP [+]202327.58%
Imports [+]2023€14,893.8M
Imports [+]2023$16,104.6M
Imports % GDP [+]202337.36%
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,897.3M
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,214.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-9.78%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201569º
Density [+]202417
Global Peace Ranking [+]202474º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017732.0
% Immigrant [+]20202.59%
% Emigrant [+]202013.67%
Birth Rate [+]202319.99‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017233.0
Crude death rate [+]20235.70‰
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42
% risk of poverty [+]202420.1%
Population [+]20246,887,000
Immigrant stock [+]2020169,567
Emigrant stock [+]2020896,484
HDI [+]20220.731
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202481º
Life expectancy [+]202373.84
Suicides [+]2015680
Suicide rate [+]201511.13
Number of homicides [+]2023464
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20236.78
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.13
Consumption GWh [+]202314,835
Generation GWh [+]202344,245
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202519,880
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025735,759
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20233,550,673
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,886.60
Doses administered [+]12/29/20239,954,852