Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 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 209 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 (% of GDP) 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% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 32.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 32.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
More economy & growth data for Paraguay
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -11.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 157.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 48.35 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 144.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 35.31 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % 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 209 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.