External debt stocks in Paraguay
Paraguay: External debt stocks was 69.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 69.7% for external debt stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks in Paraguay peaked at 103.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1974.
Paraguay ranks 27th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.7% | — |
| 1971 | 24.8% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 24.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 21.3% | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 19.5% | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 20.7% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 22.3% | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 26.8% | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 28.6% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 26.9% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 22.9% | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 21.4% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 35.7% | +34.0% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | +70.6% |
| 1986 | 62.1% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 61.8% | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 55.3% | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 40.5% | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 34.7% | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 26.4% | -23.7% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 28.0% | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | +27.6% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 37.9% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 103.9% | +103.3% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.0% | 19.5% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 21.4% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 23.8% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 37.9% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 44.3% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 58.9% | 69.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 24 El Salvador 75.4% compare
- 25 Fiji 71.4% compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 70.3% compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 69.2% compare
- 29 Grenada 68.6% compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 67.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Paraguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1943 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 1,365 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,466 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 10.30 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1942 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,365 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 6.91 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks in Paraguay?
- External debt stocks in Paraguay was 69.7% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 103.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1974.
- How does Paraguay rank for external debt stocks?
- Paraguay ranks 27th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.