Paraguay GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2022

Actual

1.7

Units In

2.8

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Jun 27, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 27 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
13.94 Jun 2021	-7.43 Jun 2020	2.96 %	1995-2022	Banco Central del Paraguay

In the last decade, Paraguay has been one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America mostly due to a rise in exports of agricultural commodities. Shipments of soy, cereals and meat account for more than 65 percent of total exports and for almost a quarter of the GDP. The biggest sector of Paraguay´s economy is services. Financing, real estate and business services; trade, communication and restaurant and hotels, household and government services account for 39 percent of the GDP. Industry and mining create 25 percent of the wealth and agriculture, forestry, fishing and cattle 21 percent. Construction and water and gas distribution accounts for the remaining 15 percent of GDP.

Latest Updates

Paraguay's gross domestic product grew by 3.6 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, accelerating from a downwardly revised 3.1 percent expansion in the previous period. This growth was driven by increased output in construction (13.6 percent vs 6.0 percent in Q3), and services (4.8 percent vs 3.2 percent), while the contraction for utilities eased (-7.9 percent vs -9.4 percent). However, growth eased for manufacturing (3.1 percent vs 3.8 percent), and livestock, forestry, fishing and mining (2.7 percent vs 13.4 percent), while output contracted for agriculture (-4.3 percent vs 0.9). On a quarterly basis, Paraguay’s GDP soared by 10.2% in the fourth quarter over the previous quarter.