Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 5.63 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments in Paraguay, 1995–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, debt instruments in Paraguay stood at 5.63 billion US dollar. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments in Paraguay peaked at 5.63 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.09 billion US dollar, in 1995.
That places Paraguay 96th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.09 billion US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 1.12 billion US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.12 billion US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.14 billion US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.24 billion US dollar | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.44 billion US dollar | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 2.23 billion US dollar | +55.5% |
| 2002 | 2.31 billion US dollar | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.35 billion US dollar | -41.6% |
| 2004 | 1.53 billion US dollar | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 2.11 billion US dollar | +38.2% |
| 2006 | 2.73 billion US dollar | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 2.24 billion US dollar | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 2.89 billion US dollar | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 3.01 billion US dollar | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.40 billion US dollar | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 3.04 billion US dollar | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 3.24 billion US dollar | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 3.03 billion US dollar | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 2.78 billion US dollar | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 3.09 billion US dollar | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 3.33 billion US dollar | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 3.51 billion US dollar | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.37 billion US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 3.38 billion US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.58 billion US dollar | +35.4% |
| 2021 | 3.83 billion US dollar | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 3.20 billion US dollar | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 3.87 billion US dollar | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 4.73 billion US dollar | +22.1% |
| 2025 | 5.63 billion US dollar | +19.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 5.63 billion US dollar is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.68 billion US dollar, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 5.63 billion US dollar is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.46 billion US dollar, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 billion US dollar | 1.09 billion US dollar | 1.24 billion US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.18 billion US dollar | 1.35 billion US dollar | 3.01 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 billion US dollar | 2.78 billion US dollar | 3.51 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 billion US dollar | 3.20 billion US dollar | 5.63 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 93 Sri Lanka 6.37 billion US dollar compare
- 94 El Salvador 5.72 billion US dollar compare
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.64 billion US dollar compare
- 97 Senegal 5.52 billion US dollar compare
- 98 Trinidad and Tobago 5.46 billion US dollar compare
- 99 Cameroon 5.26 billion US dollar compare
More external debt data for Paraguay
- Net financial flows, IBRD 8.42 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1.43 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 594.67 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 16.97 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 28.72 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments in Paraguay?
- Other investment, debt instruments in Paraguay was 5.63 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 billion US dollar in 1995.
- How does Paraguay rank for other investment, debt instruments?
- Paraguay ranks 96th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.