Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Paraguay
Paraguay: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 6.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Paraguay, 1966–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Paraguay stood at 6.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Paraguay peaked at 14.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1967.
That places Paraguay 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.1% | — |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +438.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | +46.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | +49.3% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +26.4% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -77.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +289.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -53.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -45.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +197.4% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +175.7% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -20.8% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +82.2% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -67.1% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +175.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -78.7% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +75.0% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +41.4% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -67.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +41.6% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +146.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -70.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +95.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +221.8% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -63.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +84.8% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +106.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -40.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +131.7% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +36.6% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -50.2% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +92.0% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -3.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 6.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 68% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 6.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +438.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 4.4% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.0% | 7.6% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Paraguay?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Paraguay was 6.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1967.
- How does Paraguay rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Paraguay ranks 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.