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Paraguay · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Paraguay

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Asuncion Upper middle income Nation age 215 years (since 1811) i PRY · PY
NationsTree Index 2025 i39.1132nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i6.7 msee ranking Military strength i39percentile
Population i7.0 m107th of 217 Area i406,752 km²61st of 216 GDP i$49.28 bn98th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$141.53 bn intl.92nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$20,181 intl.105th of 199 Life expectancy i74.0 years115th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i40
Strength · trunk i40
Quality of life · crown i46
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i42
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i12
CSV

In short

Paraguay is 132nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 39.1 out of 100; its tree is 6.7 m tall.

It has 7.0 million people and an economy of $141.53 bn at purchasing power parity, 92nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP growth (24th of 210), Renewable energy (38th of 212) and Physicians (33rd of 174).

Its weakest positions: Income inequality (Gini) (98th of 108), R&D spending (93rd of 110) and Control of corruption (170th of 207).

Over five years it fell from 111th to 132nd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 406,752 61st/216
Land area ikm² 396,012 60th/216
Population ipeople 7.0 m 107th/217
Population growth i% 1.20% 88th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 17.5 193rd/216
Urban population i% 70.4% 89th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 28.4% 79th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 6.7% 129th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $49.28 bn 98th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $141.53 bn 92nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $120.95 bn 92nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $7,027 121st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $20,181 105th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $6,750 113th/201
GDP growth i% 6.6% 24th/210
Inflation i% 4.0% 125th/180
Unemployment i% 4.8% 82nd/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 38.2% 55th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.7% 68th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 11.6% 64th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 32.3% 45th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 19.4% 22nd/192
Services i% of GDP 48.1% 155th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $18.32 bn 92nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $19.37 bn 94th/182
Exports i% of GDP 37.2% 89th/183
Imports i% of GDP 39.3% 105th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 76.5% 104th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 11.0% 46th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 16.3% 115th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 69.1% 15th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.7% 113th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 10.5% 61st/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -2.5% 106th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.4% 89th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.3% 109th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.07% 80th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 1.27% 45th/209
Arable land i% of land area 11.5% 90th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 17,307 35th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.1 m 94th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $104.0 m 141st/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.8% 155th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 214,000 92nd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 74.0 115th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 16.3 106th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.89 33rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.0 115th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 80% 145th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 57.2% 103rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 79.1% 131st/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 54.4% 27th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 10.4% 128th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 8.4% 55th/193
Adult literacy i% 94.9% 38th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 37.6%2010
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.756 99th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 44.2 98th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 2.1% 59th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 99.8% 126th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 64.4% 98th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 58.5% 75th/144
Internet users i% of population 81.6% 98th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 127 67th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 12.9 108th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.50 85th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 4412000
Air passengers carried ipassengers 407,865 118th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.16 68th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 58.8% 38th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 15.3 86th/200
Forest area i% of land area 36.5% 91st/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,056 88th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 47.7 126th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 27.7 170th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 48.2 141st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 68.0 104th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 55.0 96th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 55.2 109th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 6.8 108th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $421.1 m 109th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.9% 125th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.3% 99th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 29,000 88th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.88% 77th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 24.0 m 85th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.14% 93rd/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 15 93rd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 253 120th/197

Compare Paraguay with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Paraguay — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/paraguay. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Paraguay — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/paraguay. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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