Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

2000 - 2026 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 2.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with a growth equal to 2.4 % in the previous quarter.
  • Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2000 to Mar 2026.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 6.9 % in Mar 2002 and a record low -10.8 % in Dec 2002.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Paraguay provides Foreign Direct Investment 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. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2008 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investment based on BPM5.


Related information about Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Paraguay, Current Account recorded a surplus of 96.6 USD mn in Mar 2026.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 407.0 USD mn in Mar 2026.
  • Paraguay Direct Investment Abroad fell by 58.5 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 1.1 USD bn in Mar 2026.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 11.3 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Paraguay's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2000 to Mar 2026 in the chart:

Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Paraguay's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Mar 2026?

Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 2.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with a growth equal to 2.4 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.7 Mar 2026 2.4 Dec 2025 -10.8 Dec 2002 6.9 Mar 2002 % quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026

Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Algeria (%) 0.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Armenia (%) 4.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1994 - Mar 2026
Australia (%) 2.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1959 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) -1.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 4.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Belarus (%) 8.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Belgium (%) 6.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Bolivia (%) 0.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
Botswana (%) -1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 3.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 3.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Bulgaria (%) 5.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2026
Cambodia (%) 9.9 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Canada (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 5.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
China (%) 0.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Colombia (%) 3.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Croatia (%) 3.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Cyprus (%) 39.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
Czech Republic (%) 37.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Denmark (%) -1.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 1.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2026
Egypt (%) 3.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2001 - Mar 2026
Estonia (%) -2.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
European Union (%) -2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
France (%) 1.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 3.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Germany (%) 1.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 1.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2026
Greece (%) 4.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 41.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 3.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Iceland (%) 4.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
India (%) 1.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2004 - Mar 2026
Indonesia (%) 0.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Iran (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) 18.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Israel (%) 8.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Italy (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (%) 2.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Jordan (%) 1.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1992 - Mar 2026
Kazakhstan (%) 0.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2026
Kenya (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
South Korea (%) 2.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (%) 8.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2026
Kuwait (%) 0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 1.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Laos (%) 7.9 2025 yearly 1988 - 2025
Latvia (%) -2.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Lebanon (%) 4.8 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Lithuania (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) -137.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 3.8 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 9.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 6.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 90.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Mauritius (%) 51.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2026
Mexico (%) 5.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 1.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Mongolia (%) 19.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) 9.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 2.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 15.4 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 4.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2024
Nepal (%) 0.1 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 10.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2003 - Mar 2026
New Zealand (%) 3.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2000 - Mar 2026
Nigeria (%) 1.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Oman (%) 11.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 0.6 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 1.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2026
Panama (%) 0.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2026
Paraguay (%) 2.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Peru (%) 4.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Philippines (%) 1.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Poland (%) 4.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) 5.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Romania (%) 1.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Russia (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Serbia (%) 1.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2013 - Mar 2026
Singapore (%) 27.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 1.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
Spain (%) 1.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 0.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) -4.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025

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Paraguay Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -120.921 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 478.871 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jun 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 9.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
National Government Debt (USD mn) 16,217.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 32.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2014 - Mar 2026
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: Loan Net / Net Debt (PYG mn) -1,273,492.244 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2026
Central Government: Revenue: Total (PYG mn) 3,876,249.644 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2026
Central Government: Net Acquisition of Nonfinancial Assets (NANFA) (PYG mn) 538,549.512 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2026
Central Government: Operating Balance (PYG mn) -734,942.732 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2026
Central Government: Expenditure: Total (PYG mn) 4,611,192.377 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.724 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 47.1 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,744.4 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 25.1 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jun 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,225.847 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 136,617.467 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,304.346 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,697.3 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 9.2 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jun 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 268,674.830 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 307,820.376 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 32.598 Mar 2026 monthly Nov 1978 - Mar 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: 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: fob: Chile (USD th) 209,811.401 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: Beef (USD th) 198,948.061 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Exports: Agricultural Products: Soybean Oil (USD th) 74,798.881 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Exports: Primary Products: Soy (USD th) 331,931.770 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Exports: Fuels & Energy: Electric Power (USD th) 110,477.130 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Exports: Agricultural Products: Cakes, Soy Flours & Pellets (USD th) 78,696.926 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 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: Japan (USD th) 84,133.407 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Imports: fob: Brazil (USD th) 954,670.826 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) 171,157.808 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Spare Parts & Accessories for Machines, Engines & E... (USD th) 75,185.167 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Other Engines & Equipment (USD th) 135,020.543 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Computers (USD th) 16,619.151 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuels & Lubricants: Gas oil (USD th) 104,581.893 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Trade Balance (USD th) 47,087.059 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 130.200 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 167.200 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
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) 96.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 407.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,137.222 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -0.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,137.695 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
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) -18,060.654 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
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: Others: Short Term (USD mn) 4,126.020 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2018
External Debt: Banks: Short Term (USD mn) 514.311 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 (%) 2.6 May 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - May 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 May 2026 monthly Dec 1989 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 9,529.9 Jun 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jun 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 18.239 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1994 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.6 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,074.821 Jun 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jun 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 28,714.565 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.1 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 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 (%) -92.39 May 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - May 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 40.85 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
International Reserves (USD mn) 11,473.678 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Monetary Aggregate: M2 (PYG mn) 98,165,658.816 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregate: Monetary Base (PYG mn) 31,014,188.260 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Monetary Aggregate: M1 (PYG mn) 46,971,050.093 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
Monetary Aggregate: M3 (PYG mn) 166,346,009.486 May 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2026
International Reserves: USD (USD mn) 6,783.55 Aug 2018 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2018

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