Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Paraguay
Paraguay: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3882 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Paraguay, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.3882 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Paraguay peaked at 0.3882 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.
Paraguay ranks 77th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1982 | 0.124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.6% |
| 1991 | 0.209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2884 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2884 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 74 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4012 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Austria 0.3941 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Ukraine 0.3901 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Naoero 0.3806 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Vanuatu 0.3805 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 0.3798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Paraguay?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Paraguay was 0.3882 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3882 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- How does Paraguay rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Paraguay ranks 77th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.