Gross capital formation in Paraguay
Paraguay: Gross capital formation was 23.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Paraguay, 1963–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Paraguay stood at 23.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.7% on the previous year and up 603.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Paraguay peaked at 55.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -18.5%, in 1983.
Paraguay ranks 10th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -4.8% | — |
| 1964 | 23.2% | -585.1% |
| 1965 | 55.3% | +138.5% |
| 1966 | 19.9% | -64.0% |
| 1967 | 13.4% | -32.8% |
| 1968 | 5.7% | -57.6% |
| 1969 | 10.9% | +92.5% |
| 1970 | -0.5% | -104.4% |
| 1971 | 10.9% | -2395.6% |
| 1972 | 17.1% | +56.5% |
| 1973 | 40.6% | +137.6% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | -64.2% |
| 1975 | -2.8% | -119.3% |
| 1976 | 31.0% | -1202.7% |
| 1977 | 18.1% | -41.6% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | +40.4% |
| 1979 | 14.5% | -43.1% |
| 1980 | 25.1% | +73.7% |
| 1981 | 19.4% | -22.7% |
| 1982 | -17.8% | -191.5% |
| 1983 | -18.5% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -105.4% |
| 1985 | -14.3% | -1540.2% |
| 1986 | 14.6% | -202.6% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | +16.6% |
| 1988 | -5.6% | -132.6% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | -268.9% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | +60.4% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | -36.5% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | -62.8% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +230.8% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -67.5% |
| 1996 | -5.0% | -218.7% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -238.4% |
| 1998 | -10.6% | -254.9% |
| 1999 | -5.0% | -52.8% |
| 2000 | -12.7% | +153.9% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -114.3% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +96.5% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +180.5% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -73.2% |
| 2005 | -5.8% | -314.8% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -212.7% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +147.2% |
| 2009 | -7.0% | -134.6% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | -581.9% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -88.2% |
| 2012 | -13.0% | -428.6% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -172.6% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +32.5% |
| 2015 | -4.6% | -137.1% |
| 2016 | -5.6% | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -297.2% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +34.0% |
| 2019 | -6.7% | -145.0% |
| 2020 | -4.7% | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -673.1% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -62.4% |
| 2023 | -13.9% | -235.5% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -189.8% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +87.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7% | -4.8% | 55.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 16.9% | -2.8% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -18.5% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | -10.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | -12.7% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | -13.0% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | -13.9% | 27.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 7 Timor-Leste 32.2% compare
- 8 Kiribati 32.1% compare
- 9 Guinea 26.8% compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 21.9% compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 20.7% compare
- 13 Maldives 20.4% 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4807 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,378 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,627 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 25.49 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5017 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Paraguay?
- Gross capital formation in Paraguay was 23.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 1965.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.5% in 1983.
- How does Paraguay rank for gross capital formation?
- Paraguay ranks 10th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 603.7%. 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 Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.