Paraguay: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Paraguay's official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) fell US$14.8 on 2024 (from US$7,560 to US$7,545).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$188.52 and a typical year strayed about US$481.75 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1,610 in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was US$669.42 in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$245.31 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about US$8,607 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$208.37, against US$482.1 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Paraguay had the 6th highest value of the 193 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Paraguay in the 2025 ranking

• Lao PDR — 2nd of 193: US$20,444
• Indonesia — 3rd of 193: US$16,478
• Uzbekistan — 4th of 193: US$12,579
• Madagascar — 6th of 193: US$4,530
• Colombia — 7th of 193: US$4,053
• Cambodia — 8th of 193: US$4,013

What this measures

Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.

Limitations: Official or market exchange rates are often used to convert economic statistics in local currencies to a common currency in order to make comparisons across countries. Since market rates reflect at best the relative prices of tradable goods, the volume of goods and services that a U.S. dollar buys in the United States may not correspond to what a U.S. dollar converted to another country's currency at the official exchange rate would buy in that country, particularly when nontradable goods and services account for a significant share of a country's output.

All 66 values

Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$2.7 (2025)
• Argentina — US$1,241 (2025)
• Aruba — US$1.79 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — US$1 (2025)
• Barbados — US$2 (2025)
• Belize — US$2 (2025)
• Bolivia — US$6.91 (2025)
• Brazil — US$5.59 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — US$0.83 (2025)
• Chile

More financial sector data for Paraguay

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 55.69% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 197.45 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 55.63 trillion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 55.7% (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 190.29 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 4.04% (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — -4.1% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 55.7% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 147.25 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Paraguay's official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)?

US$7,545 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 6,026% from US$123.17 in 1960 (6.54% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$7,560 in 2024 and the lowest US$123.17 in 1960.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator PA.NUS.FCRF, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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