Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Paraguay
Paraguay: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 27.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Paraguay, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Paraguay stood at 27.5%.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Paraguay peaked at 82.2% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2010.
Paraguay ranks 189th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.2% | — |
| 1961 | 71.4% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 82.2% | +15.2% |
| 1963 | 71.1% | -13.6% |
| 1964 | 66.7% | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 73.2% | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 70.2% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 69.6% | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 74.1% | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 70.1% | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 68.1% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 62.1% | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 51.8% | -16.6% |
| 1974 | 37.8% | -27.0% |
| 1975 | 46.5% | +23.1% |
| 1976 | 44.9% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 50.1% | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 52.2% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 46.0% | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 42.6% | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 47.6% | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 39.1% | -17.9% |
| 1983 | 37.3% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 41.1% | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 36.4% | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 47.5% | +30.5% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 48.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.1% | -19.6% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -12.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 27.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 49% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 27.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 47% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.2% | 66.7% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.0% | 37.8% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 36.4% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.1% | 45.1% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 21.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 19.5% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 27.5% | 31.6% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Paraguay?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Paraguay was 27.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2010.
- How does Paraguay rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Paraguay ranks 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.