Paraguay - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Paraguay was 2.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 8.61 in 2002, while its lowest value was -12.33 in 1987.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 -4.78
1976 -4.03
1977 -2.80
1978 -4.41
1979 -6.03
1980 -6.23
1981 -6.64
1982 -6.92
1983 -4.37
1984 -7.05
1985 -7.67
1986 -9.80
1987 -12.33
1988 -4.94
1989 5.37
1990 6.71
1991 1.22
1992 -0.80
1993 0.82
1994 -3.48
1995 -2.40
1996 -0.71
1997 -5.51
1998 1.42
1999 1.57
2000 -2.79
2001 -0.38
2002 8.61
2003 0.22
2004 -0.10
2005 -0.63
2006 1.24
2007 4.36
2008 0.54
2009 2.48
2010 0.02
2011 0.09
2012 -0.61
2013 1.68
2014 -0.01
2015 -0.21
2016 4.26
2017 3.01
2018 -0.17
2019 -0.47
2020 2.51

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments