Benin vs Paraguay: External balance on goods and services
Benin
-3.0%
in 2025
Paraguay
-2.1%
in 2025
Benin rank
97th
Paraguay rank
94th
External balance on goods and services over time
- Benin
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports -2.1% against -3.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Paraguay ahead.
Benin ranks 97th and Paraguay ranks 94th of 193 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -8.7% | -2.7% | 6.0% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | -15.0% | -2.5% | 12.5% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | -17.5% | 0.3% | 17.8% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | -7.6% | 6.5% | 14.1% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | -4.5% | 9.2% | 13.7% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | -5.0% | 2.9% | 7.9% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | -4.1% | -0.3% | 3.8% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Benin or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at -2.1% against -3.0% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Benin and Paraguay?
- 0.9%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Paraguay rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Benin ranks 97th and Paraguay ranks 94th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.