Industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay
Paraguay: Industry (including construction), value added was 6.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay, 1963–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay stood at 6.9%.
That represents a change of up 130.2% on the previous year and up 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay peaked at 19.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, -4.2%, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 46th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 4.9% | — |
| 1964 | 4.5% | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 5.4% | +21.6% |
| 1966 | 4.3% | -21.2% |
| 1967 | 12.2% | +184.4% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | -86.5% |
| 1969 | 5.3% | +223.8% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | -30.1% |
| 1971 | 5.1% | +37.6% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | +151.4% |
| 1973 | 8.8% | -31.7% |
| 1974 | 12.0% | +36.5% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | -77.9% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | +140.1% |
| 1977 | 19.9% | +212.7% |
| 1978 | 14.6% | -27.0% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | -22.4% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | +44.0% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | -48.0% |
| 1982 | -2.7% | -132.4% |
| 1983 | -3.6% | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -183.0% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +67.5% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +43.3% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 9.1% | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -80.1% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | +306.3% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | -36.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -90.5% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +932.0% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +67.9% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -73.0% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +125.8% |
| 1998 | -0.9% | -121.7% |
| 1999 | -1.3% | +53.8% |
| 2000 | -1.9% | +40.9% |
| 2001 | -4.2% | +122.5% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | -74.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -569.9% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -44.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | -102.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -5326.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -65.7% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +684.8% |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -114.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -430.4% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +90.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -33.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +74.4% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -48.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -49.8% |
| 2019 | -2.9% | -262.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -128.0% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +518.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -87.4% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +555.3% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -27.4% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +130.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 1.6% | 12.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 2.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | -3.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | -1.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | -4.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | -2.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 0.6% | 6.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 43 Nicaragua 7.1% compare
- 44 Tajikistan 7.0% compare
- 45 Uganda 6.9% compare
- 47 Denmark 6.8% compare
- 48 Côte d'Ivoire 6.7% compare
- 49 Guinea-Bissau 6.6% compare
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- 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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 6,755 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 10.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9608 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 6,751 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7,250 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay was 6.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.2% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Paraguay ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.6%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.