Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Paraguay
Paraguay: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 20 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Paraguay, 1991–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, discount rate, percent per annum in Paraguay stood at 20.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Paraguay peaked at 27.17 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15, in 1996.
That places Paraguay 7th out of 70 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.75 | — |
| 1992 | 24 | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 27.17 | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 19.15 | -29.5% |
| 1995 | 20.5 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 15 | -26.8% |
| 1997 | 20 | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 20 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.94, 5.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 20 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.75, 3.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.62 | 15 | 27.17 | 9 |
| 2000s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More financial sector data for Paraguay
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Paraguay?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Paraguay was 20 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27.17 in 1993.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 1996.
- How does Paraguay rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Paraguay ranks 7th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.