Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 23.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Paraguay, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Paraguay is 23.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Paraguay peaked at 44.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.7% | — |
| 1976 | 23.9% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 21.2% | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 21.8% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 19.3% | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 17.4% | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 29.5% | +70.0% |
| 1984 | 21.8% | -26.2% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | +24.8% |
| 1986 | 22.4% | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 27.5% | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | -28.2% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +52.4% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -57.2% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +146.1% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | -28.5% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | -6.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 23.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 23.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +146.1% | 11.6% | 28.7% |
| 1983 | +70.0% | 17.4% | 29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5% | 21.0% | 23.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 17.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 18.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 19.9% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 39.7% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 11.6% | 34.8% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 2.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,580 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Paraguay?
- Travel services in Paraguay was 23.2% 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 44.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for travel services?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.