Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

2000 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 0.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2023, compared with a growth equal to 0.8 % in the previous quarter.
  • Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2000 to Sep 2023.
  • 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 deficit of 57.1 USD mn in Sep 2023.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 172.2 USD mn in Mar 2022.
  • Paraguay Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 157.0 USD mn in Mar 2022.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 429.7 USD mn in Sep 2023.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 11.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View Paraguay's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2000 to Sep 2023 in the chart:

Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Paraguay's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Sep 2023?

Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 0.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2023, compared with a growth equal to 0.8 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-0.7 Sep 2023 0.8 Jun 2023 -10.8 Dec 2002 6.9 Mar 2002 % quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Algeria (%) 0.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) 3.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Armenia (%) 4.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Australia (%) 3.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) -1.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2022
Azerbaijan (%) -14.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Bahrain (%) 2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Belarus (%) -0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Belgium (%) 2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Brazil (%) 2.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) -10.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) 12.1 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Canada (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 8.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
China (%) 0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) 3.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) 6.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Cyprus (%) 11.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Egypt (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2023
Estonia (%) 22.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Finland (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
France (%) 2.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 6.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Germany (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 2.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Greece (%) 2.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 23.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Hungary (%) 6.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Iceland (%) -0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) 0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2023
Indonesia (%) 1.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Iran (%) 0.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) 5.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 3.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Italy (%) 1.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 2.3 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Japan (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Jordan (%) 1.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Kenya (%) 0.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
South Korea (%) 1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 9.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) -3.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) 4.1 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Latvia (%) 3.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) 2.5 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Luxembourg (%) -63.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 12.0 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
North Macedonia (%) -4.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 2.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Malta (%) 47.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (%) 69.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) -0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) 2.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (%) 11.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 3.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) 1.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2023
Mozambique (%) 33.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Myanmar (%) 0.6 Sep 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2021
Nepal (%) 0.1 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Netherlands (%) -11.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (%) 1.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (%) 0.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Norway (%) -0.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) 4.9 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Pakistan (%) 0.5 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) -0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Paraguay (%) -0.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 0.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) 1.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Poland (%) 0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Portugal (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Qatar (%) -0.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) 3.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) 0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 0.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Serbia (%) 5.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Singapore (%) 42.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) -1.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Slovenia (%) 3.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
South Africa (%) 1.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
Spain (%) -1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 0.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 1.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1982 - Mar 2023
Switzerland (%) 6.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 137.341 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 398.753 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 13,433.8 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 34.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PYG bn) 99,141.700 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PYG bn) 178,023.570 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (PYG bn) 94,342.870 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Central Government: Expenditure: Total (PYG mn) 2,802,240.299 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Central Government: Operating Balance (PYG mn) 999,478.283 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Central Government: Net Acquisition of Nonfinancial Assets (NANFA) (PYG mn) 37,041.825 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Central Government: Revenue: Total (PYG mn) 3,801,718.581 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Central Government: Loan Net / Net Debt (PYG mn) 962,436.457 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.724 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -71.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,338.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 31.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 10,446.436 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,176.502 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 14,511.739 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,409.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 219,155.393 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 235,760.563 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 24.196 Nov 2023 monthly Nov 1978 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 263.192 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 20.529 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,407.698 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Exports: Agricultural Products: Beef (USD th) 117,164.033 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Exports: Agricultural Products: Soybean Oil (USD th) 27,130.338 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Exports: Fuels & Energy: Electric Power (USD th) 136,380.211 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Exports: Agricultural Products: Cakes, Soy Flours & Pellets (USD th) 31,891.287 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Exports: Primary Products: Soy (USD th) 279,174.724 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Exports: fob: Uruguay (USD th) 81,697.364 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Chemicals (USD th) 108,570.417 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Other Engines & Equipment (USD th) 302,935.285 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Spare Parts & Accessories for Machines, Engines & E... (USD th) 81,135.779 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Computers (USD th) 36,806.394 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuels & Lubricants: Gas oil (USD th) 110,671.996 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 157.0 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -57.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 172.2 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 429.736 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 429.736 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 21,762.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 54.2 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
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) 0.785 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -14,839.317 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Exports (USD mn) 245.177 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: Imports (USD mn) -318.600 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2018
External Debt: Monetary Authority: Short Term (USD mn) 0.000 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: Others: Short Term (USD mn) 4,126.020 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,792.989 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 10,463.893 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2023
M2 Growth (%) 10.4 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1989 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 9,707.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 21.078 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 539.871 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 20,236.712 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 13.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 20,709.4 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 13.6 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 19,903.275 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.23 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 40.91 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Monetary Aggregate: M2 (PYG mn) 74,249,694.883 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Monetary Aggregate: Monetary Base (PYG mn) 26,519,559.195 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Monetary Aggregate: M3 (PYG mn) 134,015,442.387 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Monetary Aggregate: M1 (PYG mn) 40,705,294.932 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
International Reserves: USD (USD mn) 6,783.55 Aug 2018 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2018

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