ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean
Paraguay: 96th largest economy, 114th in military spending
Population7M#106 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$49.3B#96 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$7k#102 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#170 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$414M#114 of 167 in the world · 2024
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What Paraguay's officials said lately
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Santiago Pena · President, Paraguay · 25 Oct“Paraguay and Brazil share a common agenda of integration and development. We will continue working together for the well-being of our people.”
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7M people, 70% in cities
- Population7M2025
- Population growth1.2%2025
- Urban population70.4%2025
- Land area396k km²2023
A $49.3B economy, $7k per person
- GDP$49.3B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$142B2025
- GDP per person$7k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$20.2k2025
- GDP growth6.6%2025
Fuels are 11% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP37.2%2025
- Imports, share of GDP39.3%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports11.0%2025
- Exports of goods and services$18.3B2025
- Imports of goods and services$19.4B2025
Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh
Oilmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption52 TWh2023
- Energy use per person7.5 MWh2023
- Electricity generation45 TWh2025
- Electricity from fossil fuels0.0%2025
Spends $414M on its military, 0.9% of GDP
- Military spending$414M2024
- Military spending, share of GDP0.9%2024
- Armed forces personnel29k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$5M2021
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Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2020-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.
