Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Paraguay
Paraguay: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 33.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Paraguay, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 33.5% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Paraguay peaked at 58.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1962.
Paraguay ranks 42nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.8% | — |
| 1961 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 17.8% | -37.9% |
| 1963 | 28.9% | +62.7% |
| 1964 | 33.3% | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 26.8% | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 26.3% | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 25.0% | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 24.7% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 21.2% | -14.2% |
| 1970 | 23.0% | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 25.5% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 32.2% | +26.1% |
| 1973 | 42.8% | +32.9% |
| 1974 | 52.1% | +21.7% |
| 1975 | 41.7% | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 36.4% | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 41.5% | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 46.7% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 47.4% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 53.6% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 42.4% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 30.9% | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | +23.3% |
| 1993 | 38.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 53.3% | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 48.8% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 33.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 33.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +62.7% | 17.8% | 28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.1% | 17.8% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.7% | 23.0% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.3% | 38.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 30.9% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 39.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 32.1% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 33.4% | 35.7% | 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 low- and middle-income economies within in Paraguay?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Paraguay was 33.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1962.
- How does Paraguay rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Paraguay ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.