Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Paraguay, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Paraguay is 7.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Paraguay peaked at 23.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2008.
Paraguay ranks 175th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 21.4% | — |
| 1963 | 23.0% | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 19.1% | -17.2% |
| 1965 | 13.6% | -28.5% |
| 1966 | 12.9% | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 15.1% | +16.3% |
| 1968 | 17.5% | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 22.2% | +27.0% |
| 1970 | 19.1% | -13.7% |
| 1971 | 17.6% | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 16.8% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | -23.7% |
| 1974 | 14.9% | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 14.7% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | -20.9% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 11.4% | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 12.6% | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | -20.2% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | +32.3% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +38.6% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +27.8% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 7.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.4%, 51% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 7.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.0%, 41% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.1% | 12.9% | 23.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 11.9% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 7.4% | 12.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 8.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 6.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More private sector data for Paraguay
- Merchandise trade 61.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.51 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Paraguay?
- Food imports in Paraguay was 7.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for food imports?
- Paraguay ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.