Foreign liabilities in Paraguay

Paraguay: Foreign liabilities was 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
104th
of 150 countries
All-time high
68.97 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
24.54 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2019
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Paraguay, 1995–2020

020.0B40.0B60.0B1995200720201995: 69.0B real chained 2019 US$1996: 67.2B real chained 2019 US$1997: 61.5B real chained 2019 US$1998: 57.0B real chained 2019 US$1999: 54.4B real chained 2019 US$2000: 51.5B real chained 2019 US$2001: 46.8B real chained 2019 US$2002: 41.4B real chained 2019 US$2003: 37.2B real chained 2019 US$2004: 36.1B real chained 2019 US$2005: 33.8B real chained 2019 US$2006: 31.9B real chained 2019 US$2007: 30.1B real chained 2019 US$2008: 28.4B real chained 2019 US$2009: 28.0B real chained 2019 US$2010: 28.0B real chained 2019 US$2011: 26.4B real chained 2019 US$2012: 27.6B real chained 2019 US$2013: 27.0B real chained 2019 US$2014: 28.1B real chained 2019 US$2015: 26.5B real chained 2019 US$2016: 26.1B real chained 2019 US$2017: 26.2B real chained 2019 US$2018: 25.4B real chained 2019 US$2019: 24.5B real chained 2019 US$2020: 26.2B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Paraguay stood at 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$.

That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Paraguay peaked at 68.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 24.54 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2019.

That places Paraguay 104th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Foreign liabilities in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$) in Paraguay, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 68.97 billion real chained 2019 US$
1996 67.24 billion real chained 2019 US$ -2.5%
1997 61.46 billion real chained 2019 US$ -8.6%
1998 57.01 billion real chained 2019 US$ -7.3%
1999 54.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ -4.6%
2000 51.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ -5.2%
2001 46.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ -9.3%
2002 41.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ -11.5%
2003 37.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ -10.2%
2004 36.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ -2.9%
2005 33.80 billion real chained 2019 US$ -6.3%
2006 31.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ -5.6%
2007 30.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ -5.6%
2008 28.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ -5.9%
2009 28.01 billion real chained 2019 US$ -1.2%
2010 27.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ -0.2%
2011 26.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ -5.4%
2012 27.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ +4.4%
2013 27.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ -2.0%
2014 28.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ +3.7%
2015 26.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ -5.5%
2016 26.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ -1.6%
2017 26.24 billion real chained 2019 US$ +0.6%
2018 25.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ -3.1%
2019 24.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ -3.5%
2020 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ +6.8%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.60 billion real chained 2019 US$, 37% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.77 billion real chained 2019 US$, 71% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.81 billion real chained 2019 US$ 54.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ 68.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 36.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ 28.01 billion real chained 2019 US$ 51.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 26.59 billion real chained 2019 US$ 24.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ 28.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 101 Laos 27.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 102 Trinidad and Tobago 26.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 103 Iceland 26.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 105 Congo 24.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 106 Bolivia 24.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 107 Cameroon 23.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Paraguay?
Foreign liabilities in Paraguay was 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 68.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 24.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2019.
How does Paraguay rank for foreign liabilities?
Paraguay ranks 104th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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