International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Paraguay
Paraguay: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Paraguay, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Paraguay is 0.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.5% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Paraguay peaked at 3.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 169th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.9% | — |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +115.4% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -70.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 16% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +115.4% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Paraguay?
- International tourism, receipts in Paraguay was 0.8% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Paraguay ranks 169th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.