Services, value added in Paraguay
Paraguay: Services, value added was 48.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Paraguay, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 48.1% for services, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Paraguay peaked at 49.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1973.
That places Paraguay 157th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Services, value added in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 38.9% | — |
| 1963 | 38.0% | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 38.8% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 41.0% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 39.8% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 39.6% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 37.4% | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 38.5% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 38.4% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 39.6% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 39.1% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 39.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 41.1% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 42.1% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 42.7% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 43.2% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 44.6% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 44.0% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 41.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 42.6% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 48.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.6% | 38.0% | 41.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 39.2% | 37.4% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.4% | 39.9% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 41.4% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 40.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 44.9% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 47.0% | 48.4% | 6 |
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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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 10.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 7,027 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7,545 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 53.02 million current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,029 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Paraguay?
- Services, value added in Paraguay was 48.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1973.
- How does Paraguay rank for services, value added?
- Paraguay ranks 157th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.