Contact Contacts
Government debt — all countries

Government debt — Paraguay

Government debt in Paraguay in 2031 — 36.6%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 30.4 pp.

2031 36.6% −0.3 pp vs 2030
World rank 56of 184
Period maximum 67%1990
Period minimum 11.1%2011

Trend over time

1990–2031 · % of GDP

Government debt — Paraguay, 1990–20310204060801990199520002005201020152020202520301990: 67%1991: 49.4%1992: 34.4%1993: 26.6%1994: 18.7%1995: 17.6%1996: 16.8%1997: 18%1998: 22.1%1999: 32%2000: 33.6%2001: 37.1%2002: 50.5%2003: 37.5%2004: 36%2005: 28.3%2006: 21%2007: 16.8%2008: 16%2009: 14.9%2010: 13%2011: 11.1%2012: 12.3%2013: 13.5%2014: 15.6%2015: 18.6%2016: 19.4%2017: 19.8%2018: 22.3%2019: 25.8%2020: 36.9%2021: 37.5%2022: 40.6%2023: 41%2024: 44.6%2025: 38.1%2026: 37.8%2027: 37.6%2028: 37.4%2029: 37.2%2030: 36.9%2031: 36.6%
Change over the period: −30.4 pp Annual average: -0.74 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Paraguay 36.6%
World computed 102.5%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 72.1%
South America computed 80.8%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 101.6%
Government debt — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 36.6 −0.3 pp
2030 36.9 −0.3 pp
2029 37.2 −0.2 pp
2028 37.4 −0.2 pp
2027 37.6 −0.2 pp
2026 37.8 −0.3 pp
2025 38.1 −6.5 pp
2024 44.6 +3.6 pp
2023 41 +0.4 pp
2022 40.6 +3.1 pp
2021 37.5 +0.6 pp
2020 36.9 +11.1 pp
2019 25.8 +3.5 pp
2018 22.3 +2.5 pp
2017 19.8 +0.4 pp
2016 19.4 +0.8 pp
2015 18.6 +3 pp
2014 15.6 +2.1 pp
2013 13.5 +1.2 pp
2012 12.3 +1.2 pp
2011 11.1 −1.9 pp
2010 13 −1.9 pp
2009 14.9 −1.1 pp
2008 16 −0.8 pp
2007 16.8 −4.2 pp
2006 21 −7.3 pp
2005 28.3 −7.7 pp
2004 36 −1.5 pp
2003 37.5 −13 pp
2002 50.5 +13.4 pp
2001 37.1 +3.5 pp
2000 33.6 +1.6 pp
1999 32 +9.9 pp
1998 22.1 +4.1 pp
1997 18 +1.2 pp
1996 16.8 −0.8 pp
1995 17.6 −1.1 pp
1994 18.7 −7.9 pp
1993 26.6 −7.8 pp
1992 34.4 −15 pp
1991 49.4 −17.6 pp
1990 67 —

South America, 2031

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

GY Guyana 28.9 PE Peru 32.2 SR Suriname 35.4 PY Paraguay 36.6 CL Chile 49.2 AR Argentina 52.2 CO Colombia 59.2 UY Uruguay 67.3 BR Brazil 106.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP from the IMF World Economic Outlook database: all liabilities that require future payments of interest and/or principal. It covers the central government, regional and local budgets and extrabudgetary funds where the data allow. The threshold of 60% of GDP is used in the EU Maastricht criteria as a benchmark of sustainability.

Important: The coverage of the government sector differs between countries; when levels are compared, it matters whether regional budgets are included.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

Other indicators for Paraguay

Public Finance Budget balance

The budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.

Paraguay by year Public Finance External debt

How much a country as a whole owes abroad — government, banks and companies together.

Paraguay by year Public Finance Government revenue

How much the state collects in a year — all revenue except foreign grants.

Paraguay by year Public Finance Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Taxes collected as a percent of GDP — the fiscal capacity of the state.

Paraguay by year
All indicators for Paraguay