Manufactures exports in Paraguay
Paraguay: Manufactures exports was 16.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures 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 manufactures exports in Paraguay is 16.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Paraguay peaked at 21.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1985.
That places Paraguay 125th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.4% | — |
| 1963 | 10.6% | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 11.3% | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 8.4% | -25.6% |
| 1966 | 9.6% | +14.5% |
| 1967 | 7.7% | -20.3% |
| 1968 | 8.4% | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 9.2% | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 9.0% | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +23.0% |
| 1972 | 10.8% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 10.2% | -19.3% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 13.2% | +26.5% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | -17.0% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 11.1% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | -24.8% |
| 1984 | 5.7% | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +65.3% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 11.3% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | +27.8% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -51.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +29.7% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +17.7% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.6% | 7.7% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 9.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 5.5% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 9.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 12.4% | 17.1% | 6 |
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)
- Food exports 69.1% (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 manufactures exports in Paraguay?
- Manufactures exports in Paraguay was 16.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1985.
- How does Paraguay rank for manufactures exports?
- Paraguay ranks 125th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.