Food exports in Paraguay
Paraguay: Food exports was 69.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Food exports in Paraguay, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Paraguay is 69.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Paraguay peaked at 73.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Food exports in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 55.0% | — |
| 1963 | 63.5% | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 61.6% | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 57.7% | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 66.5% | +15.3% |
| 1968 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 58.0% | -13.1% |
| 1970 | 63.0% | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 71.0% | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 68.6% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 63.9% | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 61.2% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 60.8% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 53.8% | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 41.9% | -22.1% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 37.8% | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 35.5% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 44.1% | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 53.6% | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 54.5% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 52.4% | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 40.8% | -22.0% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 54.9% | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 57.6% | +31.3% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 73.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | -63.5% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.4% | 55.0% | 66.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 60.2% | 41.9% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 35.5% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 40.8% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 25.6% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 56.7% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 63.0% | 70.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 19 Panama 73.6% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 72.5% compare
- 21 Grenada 69.1% compare
- 23 New Zealand 69.0% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 68.5% compare
- 25 Aruba 67.3% compare
More private sector data for Paraguay
- Merchandise trade 61.3% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,728 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Paraguay?
- Food exports in Paraguay was 69.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for food exports?
- Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.