Paraguay - PY - PRY - PAR - South America

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Amir P. MASLIYAH (since January 2025)

embassy: 1776 Mariscal Lopez Avenue, Asuncion

mailing address: 3020 Asuncion Place, Washington DC  20521-3020

telephone: [595] (21) 248-3000

FAX: [595] (21) 213-728

email address and website:
ParaguayACS@state.gov

https://py.usembassy.gov/

0-14 years: 22.2% (male 850,191/female 821,237)

15-64 years: 68.4% (male 2,582,021/female 2,561,962)

65 years and over: 9.4% (2024 est.) (male 337,164/female 369,974)

23 00 S, 58 00 W

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June)

about three times the size of New York State; slightly smaller than California

18 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy; conscripts also serve in the National Police (2024)

note: as of 2021, women made up about 6% of the active military

Several Indigenous groups, principally belonging to the Guarani language family, inhabited the area of modern Paraguay before the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16^th century, when the territory was incorporated into the Viceroyalty of Peru. Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811 with the help of neighboring states. In the aftermath of independence, a series of military dictators ruled the country until 1870. During the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1864-70) -- fought against Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay -- Paraguay lost two thirds of its adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half-century and experienced a tumultuous series of political regimes. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since the country's return to democracy.

deforestation; water pollution; rivers suffer from toxic dumping; tanneries release mercury and chromium into rivers and streams; loss of wetlands; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified: Nuclear Test Ban, Tropical Timber 2006

0.8% of GDP (2023 est.)
0.8% of GDP (2022 est.)
1% of GDP (2021 est.)
1% of GDP (2020 est.)
1% of GDP (2019 est.)

24.7% (2022 est.)

note: % of population with income below national poverty line

lowest 10%: 1.8% (2022 est.)

highest 10%: 35.4% (2022 est.)

note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

soybeans, beef, electricity, corn, soybean meal (2023)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Argentina 33%, Brazil 25%, Chile 10%, USA 2%, Uruguay 2% (2023)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boquerón, Caaguazú, Caazapá, Canindeyú, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guairá, Itapúa, Misiones, Ñeembucú, Paraguarí, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro

soybeans, sugarcane, maize, cassava, wheat, rice, milk, beef, oranges, bananas (2023)

note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

revenues: $7.148 billion (2022 est.)

expenditures: $6.937 billion (2022 est.)

note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenses converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

name: Asunción

geographic coordinates: 25 16 S, 57 40 W

time difference: UTC-3 (2 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the name means "assumption" and derives from the original name given to the city at its founding in 1537, Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asuncion (Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption)

broadcasting equipment, refined petroleum, fertilizers, cars, pesticides (2023)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west

0 km (landlocked)

history: several previous; latest approved and promulgated 20 June 1992

amendment process: proposed at the initiative of at least one quarter of either chamber of the National Congress, by the president of the republic, or by petition of at least 30,000 voters; passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by both chambers and approval in a referendum

guarani (PYG) per US dollar -

Exchange rates:
7,288.872 (2023 est.)
6,982.752 (2022 est.)
6,774.163 (2021 est.)
6,771.097 (2020 est.)
6,240.722 (2019 est.)

chief of state: President Santiago PEÑA Palacios (since 15 August 2023)

head of government: President Santiago PEÑA Palacios (since 15 August 2023)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 30 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2028)

election results:
2023: Santiago PEÑA Palacios elected president; percent of vote - Santiago PEÑA Palacios (ANR) 43.9%, Efraín ALEGRE (PLRA) 28.3%, Paraguayo "Payo" CUBAS Colomés (PCN) 23.6%, other 4.2%

2018: Mario ABDO BENÍTEZ elected president; percent of vote - Mario ABDO BENÍTEZ (ANR) 49%, Efraín ALEGRE (PLRA) 45.1%, other 5.9%

note: the president is both chief of state and head of government

three equal, horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue with an emblem centered in the white band; unusual flag in that the emblem is different on each side; the obverse (hoist side at the left) bears the national coat of arms (a yellow five-pointed star within a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles); the reverse (hoist side at the right) bears a circular seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Liberty and the words PAZ Y JUSTICIA (Peace and Justice)); red symbolizes bravery and patriotism, white represents integrity and peace, and blue denotes liberty and generosity

note: the three color bands resemble those on the flag of the Netherlands; one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Moldova and Saudi Arabia

total: 78,811 km

paved: 8,573 km

unpaved: 70,238 km (2020)

marijuana cultivation and the trafficking of Andean cocaine in the tri-border area shared with Argentina, and Brazil facilitates money laundering

 

14-15 May 1811 (from Spain); note - the uprising against Spanish authorities took place during the night of 14-15 May 1811 and both days are celebrated in Paraguay

sugar processing, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, base metals, electric power

3,100 km (2012) (primarily on the Paraguay and Paraná River systems)

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 9 justices divided 3 each into the Constitutional Court, Civil and Commercial Chamber, and Criminal Division)

judge selection and term of office: justices proposed by the Council of Magistrates or Consejo de la Magistratura, a 6-member independent body, and appointed by the Chamber of Senators with presidential concurrence; judges can serve until mandatory retirement at age 75

subordinate courts: appellate courts; first instance courts; minor courts, including justices of the peace

total: 4,655 km

border countries (3): Argentina 2,531 km; Bolivia 753 km; Brazil 1,371 km

agricultural land: 42% (2022 est.)

arable land: 11.5% (2022 est.)

permanent crops: 0.2% (2022 est.)

permanent pasture: 30.3% (2022 est.)

forest: 39.3% (2022 est.)

other: 18.8% (2022 est.)

civil law system with influences from Argentine, Spanish, Roman, and French civil law models; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court of Justice

legislature name: Congress (Congreso)

legislative structure: bicameral

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 94.5%

male: 94.9%

female: 94.2% (2020)

none (landlocked)

CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PROSUR, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Independence Day, 14-15 May (1811) (observed 15 May); 14 May is celebrated as Flag Day

noun: Paraguayan(s)

adjective: Paraguayan

hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone

note 1: landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in eastern and southern part of country

note 2: pineapples are probably indigenous to the southern Brazil-Paraguay region 

upper middle-income South American economy; COVID-19 hit while still recovering from 2019 Argentina-driven recession; global hydroelectricity leader; major corruption and money-laundering locale; highly agrarian economy; significant income inequality

Asociacion Nacional Republicana (National Republican Association) - Colorado Party or ANR
Avanza Pais coalition or AP
Frente Guasu (Broad Front coalition) or FG
GANAR Alliance (Great Renewed National Alliance) (alliance between PLRA and Guasú Front)
Movimiento Hagamos or MH
Movimiento Union Nacional de Ciudadanos Eticos (National Union of Ethical Citizens) or UNACE
Partido Cruzada Nacional (National Crusade Party) or PCN; note - formerly Movimiento Cruzada Nacional
Partido del Movimiento al Socialismo or P-MAS
Partido Democratica Progresista (Progressive Democratic Party) or PDP
Partido Encuentro Nacional or PEN
Partido Liberal Radical Autentico (Authentic Radical Liberal Party) or PLRA
Partido Pais Solidario or PPS
Partido Popular Tekojoja or PPT
Patria Querida (Beloved Fatherland Party) or PPQ

total: 30 km (2014)

standard gauge: 30 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 75

general assessment: limited progress on structural reform and deficient infrastructure of the landlocked country are obstacles to the telecom platform; effective competition in mobile market, serving 96% of population through LTE; deployment of fiber; operator enabled 109 free Internet points across the country and is looking to expand to 430 points in 2022; dependent on neighboring countries for access to submarine cables (2022)

domestic: fixed-line just over 3 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 119 per 100 of the population (2021)

international: country code - 595; Paraguay's landlocked position means they must depend on neighbors for interconnection with submarine cable networks, making it cost more for broadband services; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)

grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest and thorny scrub elsewhere

presidential republic

conventional long form: Republic of Paraguay

conventional short form: Paraguay

local long form: República del Paraguay

local short form: Paraguay

etymology: derives from the river of the same name; the river's name may come from the Guarani words para (water or river) and guay (born)

Central South America, northeast of Argentina, southwest of Brazil

South America

1,362 sq km (2012)

chief of mission: Ambassador José Antonio DOS SANTOS BEDOYA (since 15 September 2021)

chancery: 2209 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC  20008

telephone: [1] (202) 483-6960

FAX: [1] (202) 234-4508

email address and website:
gabineteembaparusa@mre.gov.py

Embajada de la República del Paraguay ante los Estados Unidos de América :: The Embassy (mre.gov.py)

consulate(s) general: Los Angeles, Miami, New York

percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)

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$42.956 billion (2023 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

Fitch rating: BB+ (2018)

Moody's rating: Ba1 (2015)

Standard & Poors rating: BB (2014)

note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained.

387.77 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)

urban population: 63.1% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

6 privately owned TV stations; about 75 commercial and community radio stations; 1 state-owned radio network (2019)

improved:

urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved:

urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

name: "Paraguayos, Republica o muerte!" (Paraguayans, The Republic or Death!)

lyrics/music: Francisco Esteban ACUNA de Figueroa/disputed

note: adopted 1934, in use since 1846; officially adopted following its re-arrangement in 1934

3.511 million ASUNCION (capital) (2023)

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

3.89 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)

lion; national colors: red, white, blue

22.9 years (2008 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29

68.4% (2016)

household consumption: 66.3% (2023 est.)

government consumption: 12% (2023 est.)

investment in fixed capital: 20.6% (2023 est.)

investment in inventories: -0.9% (2023 est.)

exports of goods and services: 42.5% (2023 est.)

imports of goods and services: -40.4% (2023 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

total dependency ratio: 54.4

youth dependency ratio: 44.8

elderly dependency ratio: 9.6

potential support ratio: 10.4 (2021 est.)

citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Paraguay

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 3 years

most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population

electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.)

number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 560,631 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1.97 million (2018) mt-km

ZP

improved:

urban: 99.6% of population

rural: 90.6% of population

total: 96.2% of population

unimproved:

urban: 0.4% of population

rural: 9.4% of population

total: 3.8% of population (2020 est.)

Mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry) 95%, other 5%

Roman Catholic 80.4%, Protestant 7% (Evangelical (non-specific) 6.7%, Evangelical Pentecostal <0.1%, Adventist <0.1%, Protestant (non-specific) <0.1%), Believer (not belonging to the church) 5.7%, other 0.6%, agnostic <0.1%, none 0.2%, unspecified 6.2% (2023 est.)

Spanish (official) and Guarani (official) 46.3%, only Guarani 34%, only Spanish 15.2%, other (includes Portuguese, German, other Indigenous languages) 4.1%, no response 0.4% (2012 est.)

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

note: data represent predominant household language

China 33%, Brazil 24%, USA 8%, Argentina 7%, Germany 2% (2023)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

refugees (country of origin): 5,231 (Venezuela) (2022)

highest point: Cerro Pero 842 m

lowest point: junction of Río Paraguay and Río Paraná 46 m

mean elevation: 178 m

8% of GDP (2021)

the Paraguayan military is responsible for external defense but also has some domestic security duties; while the National Police are responsible for maintaining internal security, the military works with the police through a Joint Task Force (Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta or FTC) in combatting the Paraguayan People’s Army (Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo or EPP) and transnational criminal organizations; the military has an Internal Defense Operations Command (Comando de Defensa Interna or CODI), which includes the Army, Navy, and Air Force, to coordinate internal security support to the police and other security organizations, such as the National Anti-Drug Secretariat or SENAD

the EPP is a domestic criminal/guerrilla group initially dedicated to a Marxist-Leninist revolution in Paraguay that operates in the rural northern part of the country along the border with Brazil; the activities of the EPP and its offshoots—Marsical López’s Army (EML) and the Armed Peasant Association (ACA)—have consisted largely of isolated attacks on remote police and army posts, or against ranchers and peasants accused of aiding Paraguayan security forces

the Paraguayan military is a small force by regional standards, and its limited equipment inventory is largely obsolete, with some of it pre-dating World War II; it has deployed small numbers of troops on UN missions and cooperates with neighboring countries, such as Argentina and Brazil, on security issues, particularly organized crime and narco-trafficking in what is known as the Tri-Border Area; Paraguay has not fought a war against a neighboring country since the Chaco War with Bolivia in the 1930s (2024)

approximately 20,000 active-duty personnel (13,500 Army; 4,000 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2023)

the military's inventory is comprised of mostly older or obsolescent equipment from a variety of foreign suppliers, particularly Brazil and the US; in recent years, the Paraguayan Government has purchased small quantities of more modern equipment (2024)

municipal: 360 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

industrial: 150 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

agricultural: 1.9 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)

municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,818,501 tons (2015 est.)

on food: 29.3% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

on alcohol and tobacco: 4.2% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

particulate matter emissions: 12.31 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

carbon dioxide emissions: 7.41 megatons (2016 est.)

methane emissions: 27.65 megatons (2020 est.)

Guarani Aquifer System

Atlantic Ocean drainage: Paraná (2,582,704 sq km)

Río de la Plata/Paraná (shared with Brazil [s], Argentina, and Uruguay [m]) - 4,880 km; Paraguay river mouth (shared with Brazil [s] and Argentina) - 2,549 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

total World Heritage Sites: 1 (cultural)

selected World Heritage Site locales: Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue

women married by age 15: 3.6%

women married by age 18: 21.6% (2016 est.)

consumption: 700 metric tons (2023 est.)

exports: 10 metric tons (2023 est.)

imports: 100 metric tons (2023 est.)

hydroelectricity: 99.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

biomass and waste: 0.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

total petroleum production: 2,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

refined petroleum consumption: 52,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Terrorist group(s): Hizballah

note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide

0.92 (2024 est.)

59.4% (2023 est.)

1.74% of GDP (2023 est.)
1.41% of GDP (2022 est.)
1.47% of GDP (2021 est.)

note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

has a small, recently established space program focused on the acquisition of satellites, satellite data, and the technologies and capabilities to manufacture satellites, as well as promoting in-country expertise building and space industry; a priority is acquiring remote sensing (RS) capabilities to support socio-economic develop, including resource mapping, weather, and crop monitoring; has built a cube satellite with foreign assistance; operates satellites; cooperates with foreign space agencies and industries, including those of India, Japan, Taiwan, the US, and member states of the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE) (2024)

note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide

Space Agency of Paraguay (Agencia Especial del Paraguay, AEP; established 2014) (2024)

total ports: 1 (2024)

large: 0

medium: 0

small: 0

very small: 1

ports with oil terminals: 0

key ports: Puerto de Asuncion

chamber name: Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)

number of seats: 80 (all directly elected)

electoral system: proportional representation

scope of elections: full renewal

term in office: 5 years

most recent election date: 4/30/2023

parties elected and seats per party: National Republican Association/Colorado Party (ANR) (48); Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) - Alliances (23); National Crusade Party (CN) (4); Other (5)

percentage of women in chamber: 23.8%

expected date of next election: April 2028

chamber name: Senate (Cámara de Senadores)

number of seats: 45 (all directly elected)

electoral system: proportional representation

scope of elections: full renewal

term in office: 5 years

most recent election date: 4/30/2023

parties elected and seats per party: National Republican Association/Colorado Party (ANR) (23); Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) - Alliances (12); National Crusade Party (CN) (5); Other (5)

percentage of women in chamber: 22.2%

expected date of next election: April 2028

3.456 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

total: 13% (2023 est.)

male: 10.4% (2023 est.)

female: 16.9% (2023 est.)

note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)

total: 31.8 years (2024 est.)

male: 31.6 years

female: 32 years

$14.154 billion (2023 est.)

note: present value of external debt in current US dollars

71 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

$9.886 billion (2023 est.)
$9.519 billion (2022 est.)
$9.661 billion (2021 est.)

note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

19.5% of GDP (2017 est.)

1.88 children born/woman (2024 est.)

5.78% (2023 est.)
6.76% (2022 est.)
7.31% (2021 est.)

note: % of labor force seeking employment

total: 7,522,549 (2024 est.)

male: 3,769,376

female: 3,753,173

7.509 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

from coal and metallurgical coke: 2,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

from petroleum and other liquids: 7.507 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

total : 406,752 sq km

land: 397,302 sq km

water: 9,450 sq km

10.27% (of GDP) (2022 est.)

note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP

$108.022 billion (2023 est.)
$103.159 billion (2022 est.)
$102.978 billion (2021 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

83 (2025)

total: 22 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

male: 26.1 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 17.7 deaths/1,000 live births

total subscriptions: 8.67 million (2023 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 128 (2022 est.)

45.1 (2022 est.)

note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality

4.63% (2023 est.)
9.77% (2022 est.)
4.79% (2021 est.)

note: annual % change based on consumer prices

$104.764 million (2023 est.)
-$2.995 billion (2022 est.)
-$347.383 million (2021 est.)

note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

$15,800 (2023 est.)
$15,300 (2022 est.)
$15,400 (2021 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

total: 878,000 (2023 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2023 est.)

total: 11.5% (2020 est.)

male: 18.6% (2020 est.)

female: 4.4% (2020 est.)

20.3% (2016)

25.733 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

15.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

installed generating capacity: 8.928 million kW (2023 est.)

consumption: 14.835 billion kWh (2023 est.)

exports: 24.202 billion kWh (2023 est.)

transmission/distribution losses: 5.209 billion kWh (2023 est.)

total: 108 (2023)

by type: container ship 2, general cargo 22, oil tanker 5, other 79

1.3% (2016)

$17.904 billion (2023 est.)
$17.142 billion (2022 est.)
$14.316 billion (2021 est.)

note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

$18.712 billion (2023 est.)
$14.971 billion (2022 est.)
$14.821 billion (2021 est.)

note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

29 (2025)

total subscriptions: 206,000 (2023 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2023 est.)

total: 5.47 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 3.27 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 1.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

total population: 78.8 years (2024 est.)

male: 76.2 years

female: 81.6 years

4.71% (2023 est.)
0.18% (2022 est.)
4.02% (2021 est.)

note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

3.43% (2023 est.)

note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

agriculture: 11.3% (2023 est.)

industry: 32.4% (2023 est.)

services: 49% (2023 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

1.21% of GDP (2018 est.)

0% of GDP (2018 est.)

3.3% of GDP (2020 est.)

1.09% (2024 est.)

Armed Forces of Paraguay (Fuerzas Armadas de Paraguay; aka Armed Forces of the Nation or Fuerzas Armadas de la Nación): Paraguayan Army (Ejército Paraguayo), Paraguayan Navy (Armada Paraguaya; includes marines), Paraguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya)

Ministry of Internal Affairs: National Police of Paraguay (Policía Nacional del Paraguay, PNP) (2025)