External finance, Overall in Paraguay
Paraguay: External finance, Overall was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1996
All-time low
0.375
in 1981
Years of data
42
1973–2014
External finance, Overall in Paraguay, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1 for external finance, overall in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in Paraguay peaked at 1 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.375, in 1981.
That places Paraguay 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
External finance, Overall in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.625 | — |
| 1974 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5 | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.375 | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.75 | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.75, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.875, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5893 | 0.5 | 0.625 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.425 | 0.375 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.85 | 0.75 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Paraguay
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -11.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 157.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 48.35 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 144.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 35.31 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in Paraguay?
- External finance, overall in Paraguay was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 in 1981.
- How does Paraguay rank for external finance, overall?
- Paraguay ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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