Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Paraguay
Paraguay: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 15.45 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
15.45 trillion
Change on year
up 23.8%
World rank
11th
of 178 countries
All-time high
15.45 trillion
in 2008
All-time low
-5.24 billion
in 1971
Years of data
57
1952–2008
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Paraguay, 1952–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 15.45 trillion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 433.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Paraguay peaked at 15.45 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -5.24 billion, in 1971.
Paraguay ranks 11th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 62.00 million | — |
| 1953 | 55.30 million | -10.8% |
| 1954 | 36.60 million | -33.8% |
| 1955 | 101.20 million | +176.5% |
| 1956 | 468.30 million | +362.7% |
| 1957 | 304.43 million | -35.0% |
| 1958 | 213.17 million | -30.0% |
| 1959 | -334.70 million | -257.0% |
| 1960 | -665.08 million | +98.7% |
| 1961 | -629.54 million | -5.3% |
| 1962 | -403.34 million | -35.9% |
| 1963 | -178.94 million | -55.6% |
| 1964 | 153.66 million | -185.9% |
| 1965 | 317.60 million | +106.7% |
| 1966 | -145.90 million | -145.9% |
| 1967 | -2.43 billion | +1562.2% |
| 1968 | -3.60 billion | +48.4% |
| 1969 | -4.98 billion | +38.4% |
| 1970 | -5.20 billion | +4.3% |
| 1971 | -5.24 billion | +0.9% |
| 1972 | -5.02 billion | -4.4% |
| 1973 | -2.97 billion | -40.9% |
| 1974 | 787.10 million | -126.5% |
| 1975 | 3.42 billion | +334.0% |
| 1976 | 9.66 billion | +182.9% |
| 1977 | 21.64 billion | +123.9% |
| 1978 | 41.66 billion | +92.5% |
| 1979 | 60.68 billion | +45.7% |
| 1980 | 79.84 billion | +31.6% |
| 1981 | 84.18 billion | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 64.34 billion | -23.6% |
| 1983 | 56.94 billion | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 54.41 billion | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 53.79 billion | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 121.99 billion | +126.8% |
| 1987 | 115.73 billion | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 87.68 billion | -24.2% |
| 1989 | 561.57 billion | +540.4% |
| 1990 | 916.38 billion | +63.2% |
| 1991 | 1.26 trillion | +37.4% |
| 1992 | 1.04 trillion | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 1.34 trillion | +29.7% |
| 1994 | 2.12 trillion | +57.9% |
| 1995 | 2.17 trillion | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.56 trillion | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 2.02 trillion | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 2.90 trillion | +43.6% |
| 1999 | 4.13 trillion | +42.6% |
| 2000 | 4.09 trillion | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 4.69 trillion | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 5.41 trillion | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 7.57 trillion | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 8.90 trillion | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 9.16 trillion | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 9.82 trillion | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 12.48 trillion | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 15.45 trillion | +23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 113.29 million | -334.70 million | 468.30 million | 8 |
| 1960s | -1.26 billion | -4.98 billion | 317.60 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.94 billion | -5.24 billion | 60.68 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 128.05 billion | 53.79 billion | 561.57 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 trillion | 916.38 billion | 4.13 trillion | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.62 trillion | 4.09 trillion | 15.45 trillion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Paraguay
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 28.15 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,007 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.22 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 527.02 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.66 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.81 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,059 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Paraguay?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Paraguay was 15.45 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.45 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.24 billion in 1971.
- How does Paraguay rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 433.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.