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Paraguay

PRY · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income

44MERI readiness
55Global rank
44.5BGDP (2024)
6.9MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		202444,458,118,397.4WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20244.2WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20243.8WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20283.5IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		20246,929,153WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 49.5
  • Coverage 83%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 2
PillarScore
Biz Entry
Components		53.9
Contract Enf
Components		62.3
Corruption
Components		24
Fin Access
Components		12.9
Human Cap
Components		68.6
IP Protect
Components		30.8
Labor
Components		69.8
LPI
Components		22.9
Security Rol
Components		30.8
Trade Open
Components		64.5
Data Confidence Score73
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		33.4
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		52.6
Talent Operating
Pillars		48.3

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

24
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.4
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

71 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance202457.4WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-1.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-1WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202524TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-0.4WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202399.8WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202312.9WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra20211.9WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20222.7WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2023126.6WDICC BY 4.0
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics202434.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics202415.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20249.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics202437.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics202432LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20247.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202438.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202440LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-1.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2024-3.4WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro202444,458,118,397.4WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20244.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro20246,416.1WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20243.8WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20283.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20240.9WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20247,560.2WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20283.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20245.6WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20254.8WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202458.4WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202810.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202457.5WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202428.4IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202325.7WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202558.7B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202550.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202556.5B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202559.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20248.9IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202550.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202524TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness202412.9WDICC BY 4.0
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202558.7B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.7UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202566.6WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202568.6UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202430.8WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202522.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202430.8WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202556.5B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202888IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202655SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202655SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202494.9WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202454.1WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202570.2WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202474WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20241.2WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social20246,929,153WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202469.9WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20242.5WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade202410.5WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade202410,880,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade202417,210,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20228.3WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202476.8WDICC BY 4.0