GDP growth in Paraguay
Paraguay: GDP growth was 6.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Paraguay, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Paraguay is 6.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 42.3% on the previous year and up 124.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Paraguay peaked at 12.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 1983.
Paraguay ranks 25th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.9% | — |
| 1962 | 3.3% | -52.2% |
| 1963 | 4.7% | +42.7% |
| 1964 | 4.2% | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 6.2% | +46.4% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -67.7% |
| 1967 | 9.2% | +359.5% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | -50.5% |
| 1969 | 4.7% | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 5.6% | +18.1% |
| 1971 | 5.5% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 6.6% | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 6.9% | -18.2% |
| 1976 | 7.5% | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 11.5% | +52.7% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 11.9% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | -21.7% |
| 1982 | -1.4% | -115.2% |
| 1983 | -3.0% | +117.7% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | -192.6% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | +60.6% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | +52.7% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -22.0% |
| 1989 | 6.9% | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -40.5% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -51.4% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +191.0% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -76.9% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +169.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -98.4% |
| 1999 | -1.4% | -2107.8% |
| 2000 | -2.3% | +69.4% |
| 2001 | -0.8% | -64.0% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | -97.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -20286.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -47.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +125.3% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +19.8% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | -104.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -4348.8% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -61.4% |
| 2012 | -0.7% | -116.5% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -1271.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -36.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -44.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -33.4% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -112.5% |
| 2020 | -0.8% | +104.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -587.3% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -100.7% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -18926.1% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +42.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 2.0% | 9.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 5.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | -3.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | -1.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | -2.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | -0.7% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -0.8% | 6.6% | 6 |
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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 1,628 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,748 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 12.28 million current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Paraguay?
- Gdp growth in Paraguay was 6.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 1983.
- How does Paraguay rank for gdp growth?
- Paraguay ranks 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.