Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Paraguay

Paraguay: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans was 109.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
109.15 million
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
117th
of 178 countries
All-time high
186.10 million
in 2020
All-time low
28.72 million
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Paraguay, 1960–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 109.15 million for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Paraguay peaked at 186.10 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.72 million, in 1962.

That places Paraguay 117th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Paraguay, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 40.05 million —
1961 84.52 million +111.0%
1962 28.72 million -66.0%
1963 62.88 million +118.9%
1964 52.50 million -16.5%
1965 50.76 million -3.3%
1966 37.11 million -26.9%
1967 39.31 million +5.9%
1968 36.54 million -7.1%
1969 45.71 million +25.1%
1970 59.78 million +30.8%
1971 50.98 million -14.7%
1972 59.61 million +16.9%
1973 49.72 million -16.6%
1974 63.70 million +28.1%
1975 46.32 million -27.3%
1976 44.49 million -3.9%
1977 44.66 million +0.4%
1978 46.75 million +4.7%
1979 47.21 million +1.0%
1980 67.38 million +42.7%
1981 74.96 million +11.3%
1982 65.52 million -12.6%
1983 59.01 million -9.9%
1984 72.29 million +22.5%
1985 66.91 million -7.4%
1986 70.28 million +5.0%
1987 66.82 million -4.9%
1988 63.40 million -5.1%
1989 67.95 million +7.2%
1990 67.69 million -0.4%
1991 84.60 million +25.0%
1992 89.69 million +6.0%
1993 89.37 million -0.4%
1994 77.11 million -13.7%
1995 101.35 million +31.4%
1996 77.79 million -23.2%
1997 84.01 million +8.0%
1998 77.60 million -7.6%
1999 94.55 million +21.8%
2000 91.26 million -3.5%
2001 87.03 million -4.6%
2002 92.68 million +6.5%
2003 83.64 million -9.8%
2004 80.74 million -3.5%
2005 74.57 million -7.6%
2006 82.25 million +10.3%
2007 129.28 million +57.2%
2008 137.29 million +6.2%
2009 161.40 million +17.6%
2010 157.65 million -2.3%
2011 130.71 million -17.1%
2012 120.54 million -7.8%
2013 103.13 million -14.4%
2014 90.60 million -12.2%
2015 110.37 million +21.8%
2016 105.50 million -4.4%
2017 117.52 million +11.4%
2018 109.94 million -6.5%
2019 112.93 million +2.7%
2020 186.10 million +64.8%
2021 125.83 million -32.4%
2022 103.35 million -17.9%
2023 131.10 million +26.9%
2024 109.15 million -16.7%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 109.15 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 253.23 million, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 109.15 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 84.81 million, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1963 +118.9% 28.72 million 62.88 million
1961 +111.0% 40.05 million 84.52 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47.81 million 28.72 million 84.52 million 10
1970s 51.32 million 44.49 million 63.70 million 10
1980s 67.45 million 59.01 million 74.96 million 10
1990s 84.37 million 67.69 million 101.35 million 10
2000s 102.01 million 74.57 million 161.40 million 10
2010s 115.89 million 90.60 million 157.65 million 10
2020s 131.10 million 103.35 million 186.10 million 5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 114 Kazakhstan 121.01 million compare
  2. 115 Slovenia 115.41 million compare
  3. 116 Eswatini 113.96 million compare
  4. 118 Jamaica 108.87 million compare
  5. 119 Costa Rica 108.13 million compare
  6. 120 Sao Tome and Principe 104.13 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Paraguay?
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans in Paraguay was 109.15 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 186.10 million in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 28.72 million in 1962.
How does Paraguay rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans?
Paraguay ranks 117th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 9,817 data points, 1960–2024
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