Travel services in Paraguay
Paraguay: Travel services was 33.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Paraguay, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Paraguay is 33.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Paraguay peaked at 83.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 34.2% | — |
| 1976 | 39.2% | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 60.6% | +54.6% |
| 1978 | 55.1% | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 56.1% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 57.4% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 55.9% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 36.5% | -34.7% |
| 1984 | 46.7% | +28.0% |
| 1985 | 71.2% | +52.4% |
| 1986 | 83.8% | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 73.8% | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 39.8% | -46.1% |
| 1989 | 33.1% | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 21.1% | -36.2% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 24.7% | +43.8% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | +90.0% |
| 1996 | 55.1% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +132.9% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -64.7% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -64.5% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +289.1% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.1% | 34.2% | 60.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 33.1% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 17.2% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 24.0% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 41.0% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 5.9% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 109 Bermuda 34.4% compare
- 110 Central African Republic 33.9% compare
- 111 Uruguay 33.9% compare
- 113 San Marino 33.3% compare
- 114 Palestine, State of 32.9% compare
- 115 Panama 32.8% 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 travel services in Paraguay?
- Travel services in Paraguay was 33.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for travel services?
- Paraguay ranks 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.