Manufacturing, value added in Paraguay
Paraguay: Manufacturing, value added was 5.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Paraguay, 1963–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Paraguay stood at 5.6%.
The figure is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Paraguay peaked at 18.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 2009.
Paraguay ranks 44th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 3.2% | — |
| 1964 | 4.9% | +54.2% |
| 1965 | 4.8% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -55.0% |
| 1967 | 12.3% | +473.7% |
| 1968 | 3.9% | -68.6% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | -32.7% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | +354.6% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | -48.3% |
| 1974 | 11.8% | +55.9% |
| 1975 | -0.7% | -106.2% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -593.6% |
| 1977 | 18.0% | +396.6% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | -41.5% |
| 1979 | 5.5% | -47.9% |
| 1980 | 13.0% | +137.1% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | -60.6% |
| 1982 | -2.1% | -140.4% |
| 1983 | -2.8% | +36.6% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | -280.2% |
| 1985 | 5.6% | +10.3% |
| 1986 | -1.8% | -132.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -120.8% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +3044.3% |
| 1989 | -3.7% | -131.1% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -318.6% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -61.0% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +75.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -82.5% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +286.3% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -55.4% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +47.1% |
| 1998 | -0.4% | -119.3% |
| 1999 | -0.5% | +24.5% |
| 2000 | -2.8% | +444.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -116.7% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -139.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -596.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +131.4% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | -108.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -1048.8% |
| 2007 | -0.0% | -100.8% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -57062.0% |
| 2009 | -3.8% | -152.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -228.4% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +146.6% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +35.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -62.1% |
| 2019 | -1.1% | -145.3% |
| 2020 | -1.3% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -629.0% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -101.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -4271.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | +25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 2.1% | 12.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | -0.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -3.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | -0.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -3.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | -1.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -1.3% | 6.8% | 6 |
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- 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)
- 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 manufacturing, value added in Paraguay?
- Manufacturing, value added in Paraguay was 5.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 2009.
- How does Paraguay rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Paraguay ranks 44th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.