Paraguay

Government debt in Paraguay

Government debt in Paraguay: 67% of GDP in 1990 and 38.2% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
38.2% of GDP
Since 1990
−28.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
110 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
35.9% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in ParaguayGovernment debt in Paraguay: 67% of GDP in 1990 and 38.2% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 35.9% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 35.9% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 67% of GDP in 1990, the lowest 11.1% of GDP in 2011.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearParaguay
202538.2
202444.6
202341
202240.6
202137.5
202036.9
201925.8
201822.3
201719.9
201619.4
201518.6
201415.6
201313.5
201212.3
201111.1
201013
200914.9
200816
200716.8
200621
200528.3
200436.1
200337.5
200250.5
200137.1
200033.6
199932
199822.1
199718
199616.8
199517.6
199418.7
199326.6
199234.4
199149.4
199067
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearParaguay
202636.6
202737.9
202837.1
202936.6
203036.3
203135.9

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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