Paraguay Current Account Balance: % of GDP

2000 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Paraguay Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • Paraguay Current Account deficit accounted for 4.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 1.2 % deficit in the previous quarter.
  • Paraguay Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2000 to Dec 2025, with an average value of -3.3 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.5 % in Sep 2002 and a record low of -9.2 % in Dec 2021.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Paraguay provides Current Account Balance in USD, based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Paraguay average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Current Account Balance prior to Q1 2008 is based on BPM5.


Key information about Paraguay Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Paraguay, Current Account recorded a deficit of 663.9 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 339.5 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Paraguay Direct Investment Abroad fell by 58.5 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 336.5 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 11.3 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Paraguay's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 2000 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Paraguay Current Account Balance: % of GDP

What was Paraguay's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Paraguay Current Account deficit accounted for 4.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 1.2 % deficit in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-4.7 Dec 2025 -1.2 Sep 2025 -9.2 Dec 2021 13.5 Sep 2002 % quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025

Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -3.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) -3.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 1.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) -6.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) -3.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1959 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) 2.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 2.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Belarus (%) -1.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) -2.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) -3.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -3.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) -0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) -3.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 14.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Bulgaria (%) -10.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Cambodia (%) -15.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Canada (%) -0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1957 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 1.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
China (%) 3.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Colombia (%) -1.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Croatia (%) -9.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (%) -8.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 0.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 9.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 5.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
European Union (%) 2.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 0.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
France (%) -1.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) -4.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 4.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 13.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) -11.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 10.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 0.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) -3.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
India (%) -1.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) 1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 2.2 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Ireland (%) 12.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Israel (%) 2.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) -4.1 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 29,402.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) -2.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) -5.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) -2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 33,394.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Apr 2026
Kosovo (%) -12.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 18.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) -18.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 3.2 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Latvia (%) -1.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Lebanon (%) -14.5 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Lithuania (%) 5.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (%) -0.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 33.7 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) -7.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) -17.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 3.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 8.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) -10.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Mexico (%) -3.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) -14.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 2.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) -36.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2026
Morocco (%) -3.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) -11.0 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Nepal (%) 6.7 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) -4.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 1.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 18.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) 2.9 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) -22.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) -4.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 4.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Philippines (%) -4.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Poland (%) -0.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) -0.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Qatar (%) 9.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) -7.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 1.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -2.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) -6.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 20.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1986 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) -3.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 2.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
South Africa (%) 0.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 2.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) -0.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Sudan (%) -8.5 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Sweden (%) 5.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (%) 3.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Dec 2025

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Paraguay Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 119.369 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 751.073 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Apr 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 16,217.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PYG bn) 110,109.837 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PYG bn) 205,645.603 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (PYG bn) 102,131.153 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Central Government: Revenue: Total (PYG mn) 5,671,402.324 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Central Government: Net Acquisition of Nonfinancial Assets (NANFA) (PYG mn) 728,284.060 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Central Government: Operating Balance (PYG mn) 754,700.506 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Central Government: Expenditure: Total (PYG mn) 4,916,701.818 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Central Government: Loan Net / Net Debt (PYG mn) 26,416.446 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.724 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 98.1 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,695.3 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 22.6 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,225.847 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 84,507.821 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,441.817 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,597.2 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 0.8 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 262,910.622 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 239,466.464 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 33.400 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 1978 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 299.622 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 52.871 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,641.173 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Exports: fob: Brazil (USD th) 832,501.524 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Exports: fob: Russia (USD th) 12,019.852 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Exports: fob: Chile (USD th) 209,811.401 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Exports: fob: Argentina (USD th) 1,344,702.893 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Exports: fob: Uruguay (USD th) 53,606.378 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Exports: Registered: NAFTA: USA (USD th) 589,024.205 2025 yearly 1961 - 2025
Exports: Registered: Asia: China (USD th) 52,871.025 2025 yearly 1961 - 2025
Exports: Agricultural Products: Cakes, Soy Flours & Pellets (USD th) 66,964.656 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Exports: Fuels & Energy: Electric Power (USD th) 93,091.026 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Exports: Agricultural Products: Soybean Oil (USD th) 64,101.392 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Exports: Agricultural Products: Beef (USD th) 138,252.868 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Exports: Primary Products: Soy (USD th) 431,776.543 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Imports: fob: China (USD th) 1,641,172.938 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Imports: fob: United States (USD th) 299,621.710 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Imports: fob: Brazil (USD th) 954,670.826 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Imports: fob: Japan (USD th) 84,133.407 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Imports: fob: Argentina (USD th) 246,218.854 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Chemicals (USD th) 159,651.973 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuels & Lubricants: Gas oil (USD th) 103,003.172 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Computers (USD th) 9,700.947 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Spare Parts & Accessories for Machines, Engines & E... (USD th) 69,320.657 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Other Engines & Equipment (USD th) 104,909.022 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Trade Balance (USD th) 98,099.063 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 142.300 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 156.500 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -58.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -663.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 339.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -336.520 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -336.520 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 29,733.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 59.8 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 4,654.1 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2021
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.6 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.139 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -17,593.282 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Imports (USD mn) -318.600 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2018
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) -3,361.324 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services: Exports (USD mn) 245.177 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2018
External Debt: Banks: Short Term (USD mn) 514.311 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2018
External Debt: Others: Short Term (USD mn) 4,126.020 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2018
External Debt: Monetary Authority: Short Term (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,346.430 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 15,138.567 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 14.1 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1989 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 9,379.7 May 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 18.265 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.9 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,206.463 May 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 28,714.565 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 29,865.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.5 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 30,031.772 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) -92.56 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 40.85 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
International Reserves (USD mn) 11,459.996 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Monetary Aggregate: M2 (PYG mn) 98,165,658.816 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregate: Monetary Base (PYG mn) 31,044,707.517 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregate: M1 (PYG mn) 46,626,483.137 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregate: M3 (PYG mn) 164,600,884.603 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
International Reserves: USD (USD mn) 6,783.55 Aug 2018 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2018

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