How does Paraguay rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Paraguay

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Paraguay
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Paraguay: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 7.0%

World rank

22nd

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.5897 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1987

All-time low

0.1673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1981

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Paraguay, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Paraguay stood at 0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Paraguay peaked at 0.5897 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.

Paraguay ranks 22nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Paraguay, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.2424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.244 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1972	0.2404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1973	0.2091 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
1974	0.1928 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1975	0.2055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1976	0.2207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1977	0.2394 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1978	0.2496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1979	0.2244 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1980	0.1983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1981	0.1673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1982	0.2155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.8%
1983	0.2414 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
1984	0.3224 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.6%
1985	0.5266 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+63.3%
1986	0.5366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1987	0.5897 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1988	0.5177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1989	0.4622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1990	0.3102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.9%
1991	0.2531 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
1992	0.2016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
1993	0.1877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1994	0.1963 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1995	0.2024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1996	0.1902 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1997	0.1989 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1998	0.233 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1999	0.3014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.4%
2000	0.2868 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2001	0.2788 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2002	0.4046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.1%
2003	0.4457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2004	0.4216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2005	0.4567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2006	0.4442 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2007	0.3978 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2008	0.4792 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
2009	0.5876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
2010	0.5485 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2011	0.4344 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
2012	0.4466 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2013	0.3836 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2014	0.3813 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2015	0.4228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
2016	0.4248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2017	0.3837 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2018	0.3674 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2019	0.408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
2020	0.5381 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.9%
2021	0.5104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2022	0.5387 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2023	0.5437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2024	0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2268 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1928 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3778 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5897 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3102 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2788 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.4201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3674 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5485 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.5425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

19 Guinea-Bissau 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
20 Mauritius 0.5961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
21 Grenada 0.5824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Georgia 0.569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Benin 0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
25 Gambia 0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More external debt data for Paraguay

IFC, private nonguaranteed -11.83 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1.71 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 42.09 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.4% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA -568,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.082 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD 15.80 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.9% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Paraguay?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Paraguay was 0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Paraguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.5897 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Paraguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
How does Paraguay rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.