Economic Indicators for Paraguay


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Current account balance0.26-7.148.61-12.33Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index176.15168.35176.150.91
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )4.639.7737.261.77Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate12.5113.5457.7712.51%
Interest rates3.7511.0937.023.75Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )89.8892.9492.9471.50
Human Capital Index0.530.530.530.51Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered3,072.001,453.003,072.00240.00Number
Time required to start a business35.0035.0072.0034.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse121.00121.00275.00121.00Days
Armed forces Personnel29,000.0029,000.0035,000.0014,400.00Total
Exports of goods and services42.5534.3761.789.26Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services40.4439.3762.2615.89Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP4342431USD Billions
GDP Growth4.710.1812.03-3.04Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.010.901.680.60Per 1,000 people
Physicians3.241.053.240.28Per 1,000 people
Labor force3,455,511.003,391,301.003,455,511.001,677,660.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.764.255.141.88Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.442.475.272.44Total
Population7773Thousands