Paraguay's PPG, bonds (NFL, current US$) was US$857.42 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 14.26% from US$1 billion in 2014 (1.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$857.42 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$500 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1.45 billion | 2020 |
| Lowest | US$192.15 million | 2023 |
| Average since 2015 | US$562.07 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$500 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Paraguay's PPG, bonds (NFL, current US$) rose 346.2% on 2023 (from US$192.15 million to US$857.42 million).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +18.3% and a typical year strayed about 87.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 346.2% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 72% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Paraguay had the 17th highest value of the 59 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | US$857.42 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$29.75 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Paraguay in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed debt from bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 12 values
| Year | PPG, bonds (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 857,419,000 |
| 2023 | 192,146,000 |
| 2022 | 214,821,000 |
| 2021 | 496,352,000 |
| 2020 | 1,450,000,000 |
| 2019 | 500,000,000 |
| 2018 | 530,000,000 |
| 2017 | 500,000,000 |
| 2016 | 600,000,000 |
| 2015 | 280,000,000 |
| 2014 |
PPG, bonds (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Argentina — US$3.71 billion (2024)
- Belize — −US$5.77 million (2024)
- Bolivia — US$0 (2024)
- Brazil — US$4.99 billion (2024)
- Colombia — US$4.06 billion (2024)
- Dominica — −US$9.78 million (2024)
- Dominican Republic — US$1.45 billion (2024)
- Ecuador — −US$1.04 billion (2024)
- El Salvador — US$257.21 million (2024)
- Grenada — −US$5.28 million (2024)
- Guatemala — US$1.4 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Paraguay
- GDP (current US$) — US$49.28 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 371.83 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$49.29 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 252.51 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$7,027 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 53.02 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$7,029 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 36.01 million (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$47.35 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 357.25 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 50.94 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Paraguay's PPG, bonds (NFL, current US$)?
- US$857.42 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2013?
- It is up 71.48% from US$500 million in 2013 (5.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.45 billion in 2020 and the lowest US$192.15 million in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank?
- 17th highest of 59 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in PPG, bonds (NFL, current US$) unusual for Paraguay?
- In 2024, Paraguay's PPG, bonds (NFL, current US$) rose 346.2% on 2023 (from US$192.15 million to US$857.42 million). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +18.3% and a typical year strayed about 87.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PBND.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) 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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