Refugees
6,280refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
2,560from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Paraguay
Paraguay has 7.0 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $49 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated) and 96% of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 7.0 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$49.3billion97th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population7.0million107th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$7,027100th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP0.9% of GDP119th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person1.1t153rd of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Paraguay imports all of its potash supply and 96% of the oil it uses; it exports wheat.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 96% of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | China, Spain |
| Natural gas | Uses no gas, by this source PreliminaryEIA, 2024 | No partner data from the source | |
| Wheat | Exporter | Exports 71% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Bolivia (buyers) |
| Maize | Exporter | Exports 48% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Brazil, Uruguay, Peru (buyers) |
| Rice | Exporter | Exports exceed recorded supply EstimateExports can come from an earlier harvest or stocks; FAOSTAT’s yearly figures do not separate themFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Brazil, Guatemala, Portugal (buyers) |
| Soybeans | Exporter | Exports 72% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Argentina, Brazil (buyers) |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Israel, Canada, Russia |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | China, Morocco, Argentina |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Brazil, 62% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | Brazil, Taiwan, Canada |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Malaysia, 50% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | Malaysia, China, Vietnam |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 96% of the oil it uses
Main partners: China, Spain
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Natural gas
Uses no gas, by this source Preliminary
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, 2024
- WheatExporter
Exports 71% of what it produces
Main partners: Bolivia (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- MaizeExporter
Exports 48% of what it produces
Main partners: Brazil, Uruguay, Peru (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- RiceExporter
Exports exceed recorded supply Estimate
Exports can come from an earlier harvest or stocks; FAOSTAT’s yearly figures do not separate them
Main partners: Brazil, Guatemala, Portugal (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- SoybeansExporter
Exports 72% of what it produces
Main partners: Argentina, Brazil (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Israel, Canada, Russia
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: China, Morocco, Argentina
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Brazil, 62% of imports
Main partners: Brazil, Taiwan, Canada
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Malaysia, 50% of imports
Main partners: Malaysia, China, Vietnam
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Paraguay’s economy produced $49 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth6.6%2025 · 21st of 186 · World Bank
Inflation4.0%2025 · 50th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment4.8%2025 · 100th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$9.57billion2024 · 76th of 164 · World Bank
Trade77% of GDP2024 · 97th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$1.18billion2025 · 90th of 200 · World Bank
People
Paraguay had 7.0 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Paraguay’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman2.422023 · 84th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age26.32023 · 156th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over6.7%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Paraguay emitted 7.9 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Paraguay’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions8Mt2024 · 120th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person1.1t2024 · 153rd of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750209Mt2024 · 129th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress0.02023 · 153rd of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Paraguay.
Sanctions
13entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 13
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$76millioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
7publicly known incidents affecting Paraguay, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
51 measures on this site have a recent figure for Paraguay.
| GDP | $49 bn | 2025 | 97th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $7,027 | 2025 | 100th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 6.6% | 2025 | 21st of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 4.0% | 2025 | 50th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 38% | 2025 | 136th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −1.7% | 2025 | 71st of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −2.5% | 2025 | 107th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 4.8% | 2025 | 100th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $9.6 bn | 2024 | 76th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 77% | 2024 | 97th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $1.2 bn | 2025 | 90th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 2.5% | 2024 | 73rd of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 7.0 m | 2025 | 107th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 6.8 m | 2023 | 108th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 2.42 | 2023 | 84th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 26.3 | 2023 | 156th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 73.8 | 2023 | 132nd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 2,560 | 2025 | 108th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 6,280 | 2025 | 122nd of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 0.9 | 2025 | 114th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 0 kb/d | 2025 | 100th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 52 kb/d | 2024 | 104th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 97th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.0 bcm | 2024 | 126th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 42 TWh | 2024 | 59th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 100% | 2024 | 1st of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 0% | 2024 | 178th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.8 Mt | 2024 | 56th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 169th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 3.9 Mt | 2024 | 32nd of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 122nd of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.7 Mt | 2024 | 41st of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 182nd of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 11.1 Mt | 2024 | 6th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 84th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.28 Mt | 2024 | 20th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.24 Mt | 2024 | 20th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 8 Mt | 2024 | 120th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 1.1 t | 2024 | 153rd of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 209 Mt | 2024 | 129th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 72% | 2023 | 18th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 0.0 | 2023 | 153rd of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 70% | 2023 | 23rd of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 0.9% | 2025 | 119th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $421 m | 2025 | 105th of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 24 TIV m | 2025 | 70th of 108 | SIPRI |
| People using the internet | 82% | 2024 | 95th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $296 m | 2024 | 85th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 10% | 2024 | 56th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 13 | 2026 | 103rd of 181 | US CSL |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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