Paraguay Labour Force Participation Rate

2017 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Paraguay Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Paraguay Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 73.4 % in Dec 2025, compared with 73.0 % in the previous quarter.
  • Paraguay Labour Force Participation Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2017 to Dec 2025, with an average rate of 71.8 % .
  • The data reached the an all-time high of 73.4 % in Dec 2025 and a record low of 66.4 % in Jun 2020.
  • Paraguay Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Paraguay Population reached 6.4 million people in Dec 2025.
  • Unemployment Rate of Paraguay dropped to 3.6 % in Dec 2025.
  • The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 490.8 USD in Dec 2025.

View Paraguay's Labour Force Participation Rate from Mar 2017 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Paraguay Labour Force Participation Rate

What was Paraguay's Labour Force Participation Rate in Dec 2025?

Paraguay Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 73.4 % in Dec 2025, compared with 73.0 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
73.4 Dec 2025 73.0 Sep 2025 66.4 Jun 2020 73.4 Dec 2025 % quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025

Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 64.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 61.9 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Armenia (%) 59.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 67.1 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 63.3 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bahrain (%) 70.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bangladesh (%) 58.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Belarus (%) 86.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Belgium (%) 72.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 79.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 68.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Brazil (%) 62.1 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 64.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bulgaria (%) 54.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 64.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Chile (%) 62.1 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
China (%) 64.6 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Colombia (%) 64.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 54.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 65.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 61.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 74.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Ecuador (%) 64.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 44.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Estonia (%) 65.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 76.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Finland (%) 67.7 Jan 2026 monthly May 2004 - Jan 2026
France (%) 75.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 54.5 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Germany (%) 57.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 58.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Greece (%) 60.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 56.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1981 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 68.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 79.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 45.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 70.6 Aug 2025 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2025
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 65.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 62.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Italy (%) 66.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 67.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Japan (%) 63.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 40.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 67.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 67.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
South Korea (%) 63.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 43.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 73.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Laos (%) 66.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Latvia (%) 69.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 43.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 62.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 54.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.2 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (%) 52.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 62.6 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Malaysia (%) 70.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 84.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 59.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 58.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 44.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 62.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 61.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 43.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 78.7 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Myanmar (%) 61.1 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Nepal (%) 39.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 72.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
New Zealand (%) 70.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 82.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Norway (%) 65.0 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Oman (%) 68.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 45.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 63.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 73.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 63.6 Oct 2025 quarterly Jul 2003 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 59.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 61.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 87.7 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (%) 51.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 69.5 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2009 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 67.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 55.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 61.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2021 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 58.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 59.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 58.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 49.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 74.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Switzerland (%) 67.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Syria (%) 36.9 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025

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Paraguay Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -42.600 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 479.699 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 16,217.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PYG bn) 102,589.423 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PYG bn) 195,647.544 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (PYG bn) 96,002.262 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Central Government: Revenue: Total (PYG mn) 4,103,461.348 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Central Government: Expenditure: Total (PYG mn) 4,385,861.486 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Central Government: Operating Balance (PYG mn) -282,400.138 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Central Government: Net Acquisition of Nonfinancial Assets (NANFA) (PYG mn) 347,712.656 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Central Government: Loan Net / Net Debt (PYG mn) -630,112.794 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.724 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -162.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,286.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) -4.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 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) 1,448.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 1.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 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) 30.590 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1978 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 254.003 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 25.070 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,507.147 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Exports: Registered: Asia: China (USD th) 52,854.825 2025 yearly 1961 - 2025
Exports: Primary Products: Soy (USD th) 253,047.721 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Exports: Agricultural Products: Beef (USD th) 114,166.230 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Exports: Agricultural Products: Soybean Oil (USD th) 32,690.506 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Exports: Fuels & Energy: Electric Power (USD th) 102,214.116 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Exports: Agricultural Products: Cakes, Soy Flours & Pellets (USD th) 19,792.183 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Imports: fob: China (USD th) 1,670,566.682 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Imports: fob: United States (USD th) 254,003.431 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Imports: fob: Japan (USD th) 94,535.827 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Imports: fob: Argentina (USD th) 280,240.218 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuels & Lubricants: Gas oil (USD th) 91,437.839 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Spare Parts & Accessories for Machines, Engines & E... (USD th) 75,397.683 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Chemicals (USD th) 134,332.527 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Other Engines & Equipment (USD th) 107,458.474 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Computers (USD th) 15,122.305 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Trade Balance (USD th) -162,216.581 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Brazil (USD th) 848,679.972 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2024
Exports: fob: Russia (USD th) 22,406.315 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2024
Exports: fob: Argentina (USD th) 352,590.653 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2024
Exports: fob: Uruguay (USD th) 42,840.280 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2024
Exports: fob: Chile (USD th) 220,269.690 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2024
Imports: fob: Brazil (USD th) 1,086,881.446 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 126.216 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 131.760 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
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) -147.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 98.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 24.837 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 28,790.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 58.4 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
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) -0.787 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -17,468.030 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 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: Monetary Authority: Short Term (USD mn) 0.000 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: Banks: Short Term (USD mn) 514.311 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,252.970 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 12,781.026 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1989 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 8,783.9 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 18.250 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,315.642 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 25,451.814 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 29,931.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 26,588.587 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.13 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 40.85 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
International Reserves (USD mn) 10,593.703 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Monetary Aggregate: M2 (PYG mn) 96,494,567.066 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Monetary Base (PYG mn) 31,575,627.549 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M1 (PYG mn) 47,717,327.392 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M3 (PYG mn) 162,639,483.179 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
International Reserves: USD (USD mn) 6,783.55 Aug 2018 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2018

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