Paraguay ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean

Paraguay: 96th largest economy, 114th in military spending

Head of state Santiago Peña PalaciosCapital Asuncion
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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  • ParaguaySantiago 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.”

    Commitment · constructive toward Paraguay, Brazil as reported by The Straits Times ↗

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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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Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.