Paraguay External Debt 1970-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Paraguay external debt for 2022 was $24,514,706,329, a 10.46% increase from 2021.
  • Paraguay external debt for 2021 was $22,193,192,182, a 7.07% increase from 2020.
  • Paraguay external debt for 2020 was $20,727,223,300, a 17.5% increase from 2019.
  • Paraguay external debt for 2019 was $17,639,968,576, a 2.66% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Paraguay External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $24,514,706,329 10.46%
2021 $22,193,192,182 7.07%
2020 $20,727,223,300 17.50%
2019 $17,639,968,576 2.66%
2018 $17,183,302,980 0.80%
2017 $17,047,059,549 -1.07%
2016 $17,231,065,429 -0.38%
2015 $17,297,632,892 0.16%
2014 $17,269,695,330 4.70%
2013 $16,493,944,683 -0.67%
2012 $16,604,841,153 3.45%
2011 $16,051,060,834 -0.45%
2010 $16,123,448,799 14.75%
2009 $14,051,476,382 12.03%
2008 $12,542,605,510 17.07%
2007 $10,714,075,893 12.01%
2006 $9,565,284,909 15.21%
2005 $8,302,216,058 12.54%
2004 $7,376,893,644 8.50%
2003 $6,798,833,898 101.56%
2002 $3,373,052,130 17.64%
2001 $2,867,285,123 -7.69%
2000 $3,106,035,614 -9.53%
1999 $3,433,334,795 21.49%
1998 $2,826,034,208 13.19%
1997 $2,496,673,813 -4.12%
1996 $2,604,084,334 -0.52%
1995 $2,617,585,263 21.56%
1994 $2,153,330,722 30.51%
1993 $1,649,950,802 -2.42%
1992 $1,690,940,097 -20.58%
1991 $2,129,183,915 -2.16%
1990 $2,176,252,017 -11.52%
1989 $2,459,604,125 1.08%
1988 $2,433,415,138 -6.77%
1987 $2,610,091,519 20.09%
1986 $2,173,394,456 13.93%
1985 $1,907,737,936 22.00%
1984 $1,563,667,839 3.51%
1983 $1,510,708,330 8.18%
1982 $1,396,514,339 11.81%
1981 $1,249,022,955 18.26%
1980 $1,056,127,262 15.79%
1979 $912,112,478 26.07%
1978 $723,510,118 30.34%
1977 $555,080,513 48.01%
1976 $375,035,113 20.71%
1975 $310,687,009 20.83%
1974 $257,137,393 23.50%
1973 $208,205,811 12.60%
1972 $184,900,810 14.04%
1971 $162,143,127 12.50%
1970 $144,131,808 12.50%