Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 7.93 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
7.93 million current LCU per person
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
6th
of 186 countries
All-time high
10.32 million current LCU per person
in 2020
All-time low
-2,176 current LCU per person
in 1970
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Paraguay, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Paraguay is 7.93 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Paraguay peaked at 10.32 million current LCU per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2,176 current LCU per person, in 1970.
Paraguay ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -353.11 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | -326.63 current LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 1962 | -204.42 current LCU per person | -37.4% |
| 1963 | -88.5 current LCU per person | -56.7% |
| 1964 | 74.12 current LCU per person | -183.8% |
| 1965 | 149.45 current LCU per person | +101.6% |
| 1966 | -67 current LCU per person | -144.8% |
| 1967 | -1,088 current LCU per person | +1523.2% |
| 1968 | -1,577 current LCU per person | +45.0% |
| 1969 | -2,133 current LCU per person | +35.3% |
| 1970 | -2,176 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | -2,147 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | -2,006 current LCU per person | -6.5% |
| 1973 | -1,158 current LCU per person | -42.3% |
| 1974 | 299.78 current LCU per person | -125.9% |
| 1975 | 1,269 current LCU per person | +323.4% |
| 1976 | 3,503 current LCU per person | +176.0% |
| 1977 | 7,652 current LCU per person | +118.5% |
| 1978 | 14,368 current LCU per person | +87.8% |
| 1979 | 20,404 current LCU per person | +42.0% |
| 1980 | 26,150 current LCU per person | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 26,830 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 19,943 current LCU per person | -25.7% |
| 1983 | 17,162 current LCU per person | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 15,944 current LCU per person | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 15,322 current LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 33,778 current LCU per person | +120.5% |
| 1987 | 31,154 current LCU per person | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 22,951 current LCU per person | -26.3% |
| 1989 | 142,973 current LCU per person | +523.0% |
| 1990 | 227,066 current LCU per person | +58.8% |
| 1991 | 303,813 current LCU per person | +33.8% |
| 1992 | 243,535 current LCU per person | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 307,954 current LCU per person | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 474,339 current LCU per person | +54.0% |
| 1995 | 473,834 current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 546,796 current LCU per person | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 420,721 current LCU per person | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 591,167 current LCU per person | +40.5% |
| 1999 | 825,693 current LCU per person | +39.7% |
| 2000 | 801,552 current LCU per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 904,613 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million current LCU per person | +38.3% |
| 2004 | 1.65 million current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.78 million current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.24 million current LCU per person | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 2.75 million current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 3.23 million current LCU per person | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 3.31 million current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.64 million current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 3.23 million current LCU per person | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 3.79 million current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 4.27 million current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 4.77 million current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 5.74 million current LCU per person | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 6.41 million current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 6.34 million current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.87 million current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 10.32 million current LCU per person | +50.1% |
| 2021 | 9.98 million current LCU per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 9.44 million current LCU per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 9.42 million current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.28 million current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 7.93 million current LCU per person | -14.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 7.93 million current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,040 current LCU per person, 359.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 7.93 million current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,412 current LCU per person, 338.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -1523.2% | -67 current LCU per person | -1,088 current LCU per person |
| 1989 | +523.0% | 22,951 current LCU per person | 142,973 current LCU per person |
| 1975 | +323.4% | 299.78 current LCU per person | 1,269 current LCU per person |
| 1964 | +183.8% | -88.5 current LCU per person | 74.12 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -561.36 current LCU per person | -2,133 current LCU per person | 149.45 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,001 current LCU per person | -2,176 current LCU per person | 20,404 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,221 current LCU per person | 15,322 current LCU per person | 142,973 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 441,492 current LCU per person | 227,066 current LCU per person | 825,693 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million current LCU per person | 801,552 current LCU per person | 3.23 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 million current LCU per person | 3.23 million current LCU per person | 6.87 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.39 million current LCU per person | 7.93 million current LCU per person | 10.32 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 3 Uzbekistan 16.63 million current LCU per person compare
- 4 South Korea 12.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 5 Lebanon 8.37 million current LCU per person compare
- 7 Indonesia 7.56 million current LCU per person compare
- 8 Cambodia 7.42 million current LCU per person compare
- 9 Colombia 4.52 million current LCU per person compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Paraguay?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Paraguay was 7.93 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.32 million current LCU per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,176 current LCU per person in 1970.
- How does Paraguay rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.