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Paraguay — Trade & Compliance

Paraguay's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

5
trade agreements
5
cargo treaties
9.91%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Paraguay beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Brazil30.9%
  2. 2Argentina29.4%
  3. 3Chile8.8%
  4. 4USA4.0%
  5. 5Taiwan2.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China32.0%
  2. 2Brazil23.3%
  3. 3USA7.0%
  4. 4Argentina6.8%
  5. 5Chile2.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Oil seeds29.8%
  2. 2Meat16.0%
  3. 3Mineral fuels & oils10.5%
  4. 4Cereals8.9%
  5. 5Food residues, animal feed7.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Electrical machinery17.3%
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils13.0%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances12.1%
  4. 4Vehicles9.4%
  5. 5Fertilizers3.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Argentina+10.84pp
  2. 2USA+1.33pp
  3. 3Netherlands+0.66pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Brazil−4.84pp
  2. 2Chile−2.76pp
  3. 3Russian Federation−1.66pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Oil seeds+16.16pp
  2. 2Electrical machinery+0.43pp
  3. 3Food residues, animal feed+0.42pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils−5.87pp
  2. 2Cereals−5.74pp
  3. 3Animal/vegetable fats & oils−2.09pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) - Accession of Cuba1999
PSAGoods
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)1991
CU & EIAGoods & Services
Mexico - Paraguay1984
PSAGoods
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)1981
PSAGoods
Protocol on Trade Negotiations (PTN)1973
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 5 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1993176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 200699 ratifications
  • Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods. New York, 14 June 1974
    Party · 200336 ratifications
  • United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade. Vienna, 19 April 1991
    Party · 20059 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 5 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
PYG
Guarani
ISO numeric 6000 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
9.91%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Soya beans
11.1M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
iron, pig
33K tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
0.2 quadrillion Btu
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 101 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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