Industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay
Paraguay: Industry (including construction), value added was 32.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay stood at 32.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay peaked at 42.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1963.
Paraguay ranks 46th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 18.1% | — |
| 1963 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 18.4% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 18.7% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 19.5% | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 18.8% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 19.1% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 19.9% | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 22.2% | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 20.5% | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 21.7% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 22.9% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 23.6% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 22.9% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 24.5% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 25.2% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 25.9% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 26.2% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 27.4% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 29.5% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 30.3% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 32.8% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 36.7% | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 33.2% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 31.7% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 31.2% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.6% | 18.0% | 19.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 21.3% | 19.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.9% | 24.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 31.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 35.6% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 33.2% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 32.3% | 34.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 43 Uzbekistan 32.5% compare
- 44 Tajikistan 32.4% compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 32.3% compare
- 47 Egypt 32.1% compare
- 48 Belarus 31.6% compare
- 49 Chile 31.4% compare
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- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 6.91 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 9.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 2,439 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 17.14 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Paraguay was 32.3% 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 42.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1963.
- How does Paraguay rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Paraguay ranks 46th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.