External debt as a share of gni in Paraguay

Paraguay: External debt as a share of gni was 62.85 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
62.85
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
35th
of 118 countries
All-time high
103.9
in 2003
All-time low
37.86
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

External debt as a share of gni in Paraguay, 2000–2023

02550751002000201120232000: 40.12001: 37.92002: 51.12003: 103.92004: 88.42005: 88.72006: 792007: 63.52008: 53.52009: 66.32010: 62.42011: 49.72012: 52.22013: 44.72014: 44.52015: 49.72016: 49.52017: 45.32018: 44.22019: 482020: 60.62021: 57.62022: 61.12023: 62.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 62.85 for external debt as a share of gni in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt as a share of gni in Paraguay peaked at 103.9 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 37.86, in 2001.

Paraguay ranks 35th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

External debt as a share of gni in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for External debt as a share of gni in Paraguay, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 40.12
2001 37.86 -5.6%
2002 51.12 +35.0%
2003 103.9 +103.2%
2004 88.43 -14.9%
2005 88.67 +0.3%
2006 79 -10.9%
2007 63.54 -19.6%
2008 53.55 -15.7%
2009 66.35 +23.9%
2010 62.41 -5.9%
2011 49.67 -20.4%
2012 52.17 +5.0%
2013 44.72 -14.3%
2014 44.49 -0.5%
2015 49.72 +11.8%
2016 49.55 -0.3%
2017 45.28 -8.6%
2018 44.25 -2.3%
2019 47.99 +8.5%
2020 60.58 +26.2%
2021 57.57 -5.0%
2022 61.06 +6.1%
2023 62.85 +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.25 37.86 103.9 10
2010s 49.02 44.25 62.41 10
2020s 60.52 57.57 62.85 4

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 32 Benin 64.11 compare
  2. 33 Serbia 63.53 compare
  3. 34 Moldova 63.3 compare
  4. 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 59.37 compare
  5. 37 Grenada 58.93 compare
  6. 38 Uzbekistan 58.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt as a share of gni in Paraguay?
External debt as a share of gni in Paraguay was 62.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest external debt as a share of gni recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 103.9 in 2003.
What is the lowest external debt as a share of gni recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 37.86 in 2001.
How does Paraguay rank for external debt as a share of gni?
Paraguay ranks 35th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
Is external debt as a share of gni rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of External debt as a share of gni. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
External debt as a share of gni
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,741 data points, 2000–2023
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