Food, beverages and tobacco in Paraguay
Paraguay: Food, beverages and tobacco was 52.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food, beverages and tobacco in Paraguay, 1963–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 52.1% for food, beverages and tobacco in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Paraguay peaked at 66.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1981.
That places Paraguay 35th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 60.6% | — |
| 1964 | 60.7% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 62.9% | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 60.1% | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 55.4% | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 60.5% | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 56.2% | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 52.0% | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 54.3% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 46.1% | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 47.0% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 43.8% | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 43.1% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 39.2% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 37.9% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +75.6% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | -0.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 52.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 52.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.6%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +75.6% | 37.6% | 66.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.7% | 55.4% | 62.9% | 7 |
| 1970s | 49.8% | 39.2% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 37.6% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 46.6% | 66.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 46.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 47.9% | 52.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 235.57 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 33.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 168.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Paraguay?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Paraguay was 52.1% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1981.
- How does Paraguay rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Paraguay ranks 35th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).