Paraguay: Imports, billion dollars

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 Paraguay

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 19.37
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1962 - 2025
 Average 5.02
 Min - Max 0.05 - 19.37
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 19.37 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 17.62 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 194.26 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Paraguay from 1962 to 2025 is 5.02 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.05 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1962 while the maximum of 19.37 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Paraguay: Imports, billion dollars
 2025 19.37
 2024 17.62
 2023 17.39
 2022 16.52
 2021 13.69
 2020 10.45
 2019 13.33
 2018 14.17




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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