Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Paraguay

Foreign direct investment outflows in Paraguay in 2025 — 235,568,374 US$. Ranked 55 in the world out of 91.

2025 236M US$ +41.57% vs 2024
World rank 55of 91
Period maximum 954M US$2014
Period minimum -338M US$2018

Trend over time

1975–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Paraguay, 1975–2025-500M0500M1B197519801985199019952000200520102015202020251975: 0 US$1976: 25,000,000 US$1977: 0 US$1978: 5,000,000 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: 0 US$1989: 0 US$1996: 300,000 US$1997: 5,200,000 US$1998: 7,400,000 US$1999: 500,000 US$2000: 9,900,000 US$2001: 29,500,000 US$2002: 84,500,000 US$2003: -82,600,000 US$2004: 66,300,000 US$2005: -28,200,000 US$2006: 73,600,000 US$2007: -97,300,000 US$2008: 45,884,437 US$2009: 66,724,151 US$2010: 262,198,740 US$2011: 99,217,649 US$2012: -219,319,070 US$2013: 750,412,101 US$2014: 954,288,719 US$2015: 513,209,082 US$2016: 586,255,580 US$2017: 467,263,822 US$2018: -338,162,615 US$2019: 293,901,332 US$2020: 112,403,318 US$2021: 423,060,268 US$2022: 346,900,227 US$2023: 304,740,962 US$2024: 166,395,787 US$2025: 235,568,374 US$
Change over the period: +236M

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay

Paraguay 236M US$
World 1.49T US$
South America computed 48.99B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 236M +69.17M +41.57%
2024 166M −138M −45.4%
2023 305M −42.16M −12.15%
2022 347M −76.16M −18%
2021 423M +311M +276.38%
2020 112M −181M −61.75%
2019 294M +632M +186.91%
2018 -338M −805M −172.37%
2017 467M −119M −20.3%
2016 586M +73.05M +14.23%
2015 513M −441M −46.22%
2014 954M +204M +27.17%
2013 750M +970M +442.16%
2012 -219M −319M −321.05%
2011 99.22M −163M −62.16%
2010 262M +195M +292.96%
2009 66.72M +20.84M +45.42%
2008 45.88M +143M +147.16%
2007 -97.3M −171M −232.2%
2006 73.6M +102M +360.99%
2005 -28.2M −94.5M −142.53%
2004 66.3M +149M +180.27%
2003 -82.6M −167M −197.75%
2002 84.5M +55M +186.44%
2001 29.5M +19.6M +197.98%
2000 9.9M +9.4M +1,880%
1999 500,000 −6.9M −93.24%
1998 7.4M +2.2M +42.31%
1997 5.2M +4.9M +1,633.33%
1996 300,000
1989 0 +0
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 −5M −100%
1978 5M +5M
1977 0 −25M −100%
1976 25M +25M
1975 0

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.