Paraguay Unemployment Rate
2017 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Paraguay Unemployment Rate
- Paraguay Unemployment Rate increased to 4.97% in Sep 2025, from the previously reported figure of 4.91% in Jun 2025.
- Paraguay Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2017 to Sep 2025, with an average rate of 8.55%.
- The data reached an all-time high of 8.55% in Jun 2021 and a record low of 4.55% in Dec 2024.
- The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
- In the latest reports, Paraguay Population reached 6.42 million people in Dec 2025.
View Paraguay's Unemployment Rate from Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Paraguay's Unemployment Rate in Sep 2025?
Paraguay Unemployment Rate increased to 4.97% in Sep 2025, from the previously reported figure of 4.91% in Jun 2025. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.97 Sep 2025 | 4.91 Jun 2025 | 4.55 Dec 2024 | 8.55 Jun 2021 | % | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2025 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 8.14 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.40 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 7.60 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 11.80 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 4.10 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 5.80 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 5.20 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 6.16 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.10 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 6.40 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Nov 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 2.22 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 12.65 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 23.14 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 5.10 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 4.80 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 3.40 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 0.70 2023 | yearly | 2020 - 2023 |
| Canada (%) | 6.80 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 8.05 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| China (%) | 5.10 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 7.02 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 5.50 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 4.30 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 3.24 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.40 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Oct 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.10 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 6.40 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 7.10 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 5.90 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 10.50 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| France (%) | 7.70 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 13.93 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 3.80 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 2.82 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 8.20 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 3.80 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 4.39 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.35 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 4.85 2025 | yearly | 1984 - 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 9.40 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 5.00 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 3.02 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 6.14 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 2.60 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Dec 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 21.40 Aug 2025 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - Aug 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.60 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 4.00 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 10.90 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.93 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 3.70 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 7.10 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 6.60 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 6.22 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 1.70 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 11.50 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2021 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 2.96 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 2.73 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 2.60 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 3.97 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 5.50 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 10.50 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 13.10 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 6.67 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 4.00 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 5.30 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.30 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2022 - Jun 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 4.30 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 3.10 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 6.90 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 28.50 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 9.50 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 4.97 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 4.99 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 5.30 Jul 2025 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Jul 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 5.70 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 7.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.10 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 5.90 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 2.10 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 3.44 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 8.20 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 2.00 Sep 2025 | monthly | Mar 2020 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 5.31 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.20 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 31.90 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 9.93 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 4.30 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 8.96 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Oct 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 5.20 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Sep 2025 |
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| 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) | -350.611 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 433.340 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| 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: Operating Balance (PYG mn) | -2,340,023.906 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Central Government: Revenue: Total (PYG mn) | 3,977,608.502 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Central Government: Loan Net / Net Debt (PYG mn) | -745,344.342 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Central Government: Net Acquisition of Nonfinancial Assets (NANFA) (PYG mn) | 433,698.519 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Central Government: Expenditure: Total (PYG mn) | 3,974,175.413 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.724 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -364.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,181.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 23.6 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| 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) | 1,545.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 8.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| 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) | 72,370.385 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: Agricultural Products: Cakes, Soy Flours & Pellets (USD th) | 47,841.886 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: Fuels & Energy: Electric Power (USD th) | 105,314.042 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: Agricultural Products: Beef (USD th) | 182,184.855 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: Agricultural Products: Soybean Oil (USD th) | 47,223.105 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| 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) | 97,841.509 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Computers (USD th) | 17,829.712 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Intermediate Goods: Chemicals (USD th) | 182,484.972 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Spare Parts & Accessories for Machines, Engines & E... (USD th) | 74,247.604 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Other Engines & Equipment (USD th) | 126,180.823 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Trade Balance (USD th) | -364,347.976 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| 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 (%) | 0.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 24.837 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 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: 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 (%) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 6,242.382 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Oct 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) | 8,683.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 19.717 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1,171.401 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 25,451.814 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 27,899.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 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 (%) | 8.76 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| 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: Monetary Base (PYG mn) | 31,575,627.549 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregate: M2 (PYG mn) | 96,494,567.066 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregate: M3 (PYG mn) | 162,639,483.179 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregate: M1 (PYG mn) | 47,717,327.392 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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