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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 0.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 13.74 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	1.39
1967	3.47
1968	4.91
1969	3.90
1970	6.04
1971	5.86
1972	5.19
1973	5.14
1974	9.69
1975	11.37
1976	12.87
1977	9.22
1978	10.99
1979	11.49
1980	7.14
1981	7.40
1982	13.05
1983	13.74
1984	9.45
1985	9.23
1986	6.53
1987	7.26
1988	7.48
1989	7.27
1990	4.41
1991	2.95
1992	1.99
1993	2.72
1994	0.72
1995	0.57
1996	0.12
1997	0.48
1998	0.30
1999	0.01
2000	0.03
2001	0.11
2002	0.11
2003	0.07
2004	0.06
2005	0.03
2006	0.03
2007	0.03
2008	0.18
2009	0.10
2010	0.14
2011	0.25
2012	0.22
2013	0.27
2014	0.36
2015	0.62
2016	0.07
2017	0.19
2018	0.13
2019	0.06
2020	0.28

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Paraguay was 10,217,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,334,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 38,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	38,000,000
1961	41,000,000
1962	40,000,000
1963	39,000,000
1964	40,000,000
1965	55,000,000
1966	59,000,000
1967	71,000,000
1968	73,000,000
1969	82,000,000
1970	76,000,000
1971	83,000,000
1972	83,000,000
1973	122,000,000
1974	198,000,000
1975	206,000,000
1976	220,000,000
1977	308,000,000
1978	383,000,000
1979	521,000,000
1980	615,000,000
1981	600,000,000
1982	672,000,000
1983	546,000,000
1984	586,000,000
1985	502,000,000
1986	578,000,000
1987	595,000,000
1988	574,000,000
1989	760,000,000
1990	1,352,000,000
1991	1,460,000,000
1992	1,422,000,000
1993	1,689,000,000
1994	2,422,000,000
1995	3,144,000,000
1996	3,204,000,000
1997	3,403,000,000
1998	2,897,000,000
1999	1,906,000,000
2000	2,260,000,000
2001	2,182,000,000
2002	1,672,000,000
2003	2,228,000,000
2004	3,097,000,000
2005	3,715,000,000
2006	4,744,000,000
2007	5,859,000,000
2008	9,033,000,000
2009	6,940,000,000
2010	10,033,000,000
2011	12,366,000,000
2012	11,555,000,000
2013	12,142,000,000
2014	12,169,000,000
2015	10,291,000,000
2016	9,753,000,000
2017	11,875,000,000
2018	13,334,000,000
2019	12,544,000,000
2020	10,217,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 28.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 69.85 in 1962, while its lowest value was 19.39 in 2010.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	62.09
1961	61.40
1962	69.85
1963	60.82
1964	57.70
1965	64.68
1966	63.02
1967	66.60
1968	65.64
1969	69.60
1970	68.31
1971	66.60
1972	60.74
1973	51.07
1974	36.78
1975	45.29
1976	43.84
1977	49.08
1978	51.30
1979	45.26
1980	41.88
1981	47.03
1982	38.28
1983	36.80
1984	40.72
1985	35.74
1986	46.90
1987	46.95
1988	47.73
1989	52.54
1990	62.45
1991	62.20
1992	55.24
1993	55.41
1994	55.46
1995	55.81
1996	44.95
1997	46.72
1998	47.69
1999	46.64
2000	44.61
2001	32.89
2002	32.14
2003	26.55
2004	23.96
2005	26.51
2006	26.86
2007	21.45
2008	22.43
2009	21.22
2010	19.39
2011	21.01
2012	24.66
2013	23.91
2014	25.19
2015	27.56
2016	24.85
2017	25.35
2018	29.65
2019	28.31
2020	28.06

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 36.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 39.58 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.34 in 1996.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	2.29
1967	3.74
1968	5.36
1969	4.41
1970	6.55
1971	6.19
1972	5.53
1973	5.24
1974	9.85
1975	11.44
1976	12.97
1977	9.38
1978	11.25
1979	12.32
1980	8.71
1981	5.67
1982	13.27
1983	14.22
1984	9.69
1985	9.81
1986	6.84
1987	8.20
1988	8.25
1989	7.62
1990	4.96
1991	3.72
1992	2.87
1993	3.61
1994	2.32
1995	2.09
1996	1.34
1997	2.86
1998	3.39
1999	3.21
2000	11.03
2001	13.29
2002	14.28
2003	15.01
2004	17.51
2005	22.40
2006	29.88
2007	30.78
2008	30.19
2009	32.73
2010	37.25
2011	32.99
2012	31.82
2013	33.12
2014	29.48
2015	29.43
2016	31.21
2017	35.45
2018	33.72
2019	39.58
2020	36.43

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 32.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 36.21 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.00
1967	0.00
1970	0.08
1972	0.00
1973	0.00
1979	0.00
1980	1.13
1981	0.00
1985	0.01
1986	0.00
1987	0.04
1988	0.08
1989	0.02
1990	0.07
1991	0.14
1992	0.20
1993	0.35
1994	0.38
1995	0.80
1996	0.56
1997	1.74
1998	2.53
1999	2.61
2000	10.44
2001	12.39
2002	13.48
2003	14.18
2004	16.53
2005	21.42
2006	29.40
2007	30.07
2008	29.37
2009	31.63
2010	36.21
2011	31.38
2012	29.09
2013	29.97
2014	26.73
2015	25.03
2016	28.37
2017	32.96
2018	30.63
2019	36.20
2020	32.30

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 1.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 2.52 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1979.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.00
1968	0.00
1969	0.00
1970	0.01
1971	0.00
1972	0.01
1973	0.00
1975	0.00
1976	0.01
1977	0.00
1979	0.00
1980	0.00
1981	0.02
1985	0.02
1986	0.00
1987	0.01
1988	0.01
1989	0.01
1990	0.00
1991	0.01
1992	0.01
1993	0.00
1994	0.01
1995	0.02
1996	0.03
1997	0.06
1998	0.05
1999	0.05
2000	0.04
2001	0.07
2002	0.04
2003	0.14
2004	0.11
2005	0.07
2006	0.03
2007	0.07
2008	0.12
2009	0.30
2010	0.35
2011	0.64
2012	1.71
2013	2.02
2014	1.36
2015	2.52
2016	1.21
2017	0.91
2018	1.26
2019	1.57
2020	1.70

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 35.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 58.29 in 2003, while its lowest value was 15.11 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	23.95
1961	24.64
1962	15.11
1963	24.77
1964	28.86
1965	23.72
1966	23.59
1967	23.49
1968	23.25
1969	19.86
1970	22.44
1971	24.97
1972	31.50
1973	42.19
1974	50.68
1975	40.59
1976	40.43
1977	39.35
1978	35.74
1979	40.91
1980	47.77
1981	46.10
1982	46.41
1983	47.60
1984	48.62
1985	52.60
1986	44.92
1987	41.49
1988	42.44
1989	36.98
1990	30.13
1991	30.44
1992	37.55
1993	37.51
1994	41.18
1995	41.57
1996	53.17
1997	50.28
1998	48.72
1999	49.95
2000	44.24
2001	53.68
2002	53.26
2003	58.29
2004	58.23
2005	48.98
2006	38.18
2007	44.74
2008	43.09
2009	40.90
2010	41.13
2011	42.85
2012	42.38
2013	42.96
2014	45.32
2015	42.40
2016	40.99
2017	38.82
2018	36.63
2019	32.11
2020	35.50

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 13.74 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	1.39
1967	3.47
1968	4.91
1969	3.90
1970	6.04
1971	5.86
1972	5.19
1973	5.14
1974	9.69
1975	11.37
1976	12.87
1977	9.22
1978	10.99
1979	11.49
1980	7.14
1981	5.47
1982	13.05
1983	13.74
1984	9.45
1985	9.23
1986	6.53
1987	7.27
1988	7.44
1989	7.25
1990	4.40
1991	2.93
1992	1.99
1993	2.71
1994	0.72
1995	0.56
1996	0.12
1997	0.48
1998	0.30
1999	0.01
2000	0.02
2001	0.07
2002	0.07
2003	0.04
2004	0.04
2005	0.03
2006	0.03
2007	0.03
2008	0.02
2009	0.02
2010	0.04
2011	0.16
2012	0.19
2013	0.18
2014	0.23
2015	0.04
2016	0.01
2017	0.01
2018	0.02
2019	0.01
2020	0.00

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 2.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 2.42 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.85
1967	0.24
1968	0.36
1969	0.51
1970	0.43
1971	0.30
1972	0.34
1973	0.09
1974	0.15
1975	0.05
1976	0.07
1977	0.13
1978	0.13
1979	0.13
1980	0.08
1981	0.10
1982	0.07
1983	0.04
1984	0.01
1985	0.05
1986	0.04
1987	0.09
1988	0.07
1989	0.09
1990	0.06
1991	0.15
1992	0.22
1993	0.30
1994	0.32
1995	0.33
1996	0.32
1997	0.26
1998	0.20
1999	0.32
2000	0.34
2001	0.37
2002	0.39
2003	0.36
2004	0.50
2005	0.58
2006	0.38
2007	0.56
2008	0.62
2009	0.73
2010	0.60
2011	0.73
2012	0.78
2013	0.87
2014	1.05
2015	1.66
2016	1.57
2017	1.49
2018	1.72
2019	1.74
2020	2.42

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 0.014 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 0.902 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.004 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.042
1967	0.033
1968	0.087
1969	0.006
1971	0.029
1972	0.004
1973	0.009
1974	0.009
1975	0.022
1976	0.027
1977	0.024
1978	0.131
1979	0.696
1980	0.366
1981	0.075
1982	0.145
1983	0.438
1984	0.234
1985	0.513
1986	0.265
1987	0.800
1988	0.655
1989	0.245
1990	0.432
1991	0.493
1992	0.463
1993	0.247
1994	0.902
1995	0.373
1996	0.308
1997	0.322
1998	0.310
1999	0.221
2000	0.195
2001	0.395
2002	0.298
2003	0.282
2004	0.336
2005	0.298
2006	0.047
2007	0.043
2008	0.060
2009	0.057
2010	0.061
2011	0.062
2012	0.057
2013	0.078
2014	0.117
2015	0.192
2016	0.046
2017	0.090
2018	0.078
2019	0.056
2020	0.014

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 15.05 in 1962, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	13.96
1961	13.96
1962	15.05
1963	14.40
1964	13.44
1965	11.60
1966	11.10
1967	6.17
1968	5.76
1969	6.13
1970	2.70
1971	2.25
1972	2.22
1973	1.49
1974	2.68
1975	2.68
1976	2.76
1977	2.20
1978	1.71
1979	1.51
1980	1.64
1981	1.21
1982	2.04
1983	1.38
1984	0.97
1985	1.85
1986	1.34
1987	3.36
1988	1.58
1989	2.86
1990	2.46
1991	3.64
1992	4.33
1993	3.47
1994	1.05
1995	0.53
1996	0.54
1997	0.15
1998	0.20
1999	0.19
2000	0.12
2001	0.13
2002	0.32
2003	0.16
2004	0.30
2005	2.11
2006	5.09
2007	3.04
2008	4.28
2009	5.15
2010	2.22
2011	3.15
2012	1.14
2013	0.00
2014	0.02
2015	0.61
2016	2.94
2017	0.38
2018	0.00
2019	0.00
2020	0.00

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Paraguay was $9,812,071,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $12,788,780,000 in 2018 and $35,622,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$35,622,000
1961	$38,208,000
1962	$38,170,000
1963	$35,863,000
1964	$37,145,000
1965	$52,095,000
1966	$57,645,000
1967	$69,199,000
1968	$69,926,000
1969	$80,559,000
1970	$69,925,000
1971	$77,030,000
1972	$76,593,000
1973	$114,992,000
1974	$188,118,000
1975	$195,564,000
1976	$197,882,000
1977	$279,995,000
1978	$346,717,000
1979	$479,162,000
1980	$571,476,000
1981	$557,237,000
1982	$637,483,000
1983	$525,019,000
1984	$563,937,000
1985	$492,605,300
1986	$566,160,100
1987	$576,335,600
1988	$548,459,000
1989	$739,722,500
1990	$1,341,022,000
1991	$1,444,730,000
1992	$1,399,709,000
1993	$1,672,245,000
1994	$2,354,481,000
1995	$3,076,616,000
1996	$3,135,524,000
1997	$3,951,576,000
1998	$4,244,007,000
1999	$2,886,629,000
2000	$2,465,682,000
2001	$2,107,773,000
2002	$1,600,632,000
2003	$1,877,571,000
2004	$2,613,168,000
2005	$3,241,311,000
2006	$4,788,748,000
2007	$5,885,044,000
2008	$9,031,828,000
2009	$6,907,639,000
2010	$9,956,838,000
2011	$12,241,900,000
2012	$11,401,860,000
2013	$11,980,000,000
2014	$11,977,280,000
2015	$10,101,060,000
2016	$9,687,978,000
2017	$11,497,840,000
2018	$12,788,780,000
2019	$12,166,930,000
2020	$9,812,071,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Paraguay was 35.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 58.29 in 2003, while its lowest value was 15.11 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	23.95
1961	24.64
1962	15.11
1963	24.77
1964	28.86
1965	23.72
1966	23.59
1967	23.49
1968	23.25
1969	19.86
1970	22.44
1971	24.97
1972	31.50
1973	42.19
1974	50.68
1975	40.59
1976	40.43
1977	39.35
1978	35.74
1979	40.91
1980	47.77
1981	46.10
1982	46.41
1983	47.60
1984	48.62
1985	52.60
1986	44.92
1987	41.49
1988	42.44
1989	36.98
1990	30.13
1991	30.44
1992	37.55
1993	37.51
1994	41.18
1995	41.57
1996	53.17
1997	50.28
1998	48.72
1999	49.95
2000	44.24
2001	53.68
2002	53.26
2003	58.29
2004	58.23
2005	48.98
2006	38.18
2007	44.74
2008	43.09
2009	40.90
2010	41.13
2011	42.85
2012	42.38
2013	42.96
2014	45.32
2015	42.40
2016	40.99
2017	38.82
2018	36.63
2019	32.11
2020	35.50

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports