Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was 9.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Paraguay, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 9.8% for net open position in foreign exchange to capital in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Paraguay peaked at 22.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2009.
That places Paraguay 33rd out of 129 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.3% | — |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -56.2% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +50.9% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -59.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | -102.4% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -1814.6% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +340.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +80.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +38.3% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -19.7% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | -8.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 9.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 9.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.3%, 51% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1814.6% | -0.1% | 2.5% |
| 2011 | +340.0% | 2.5% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | -0.1% | 22.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 2.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 9.3% | 13.9% | 6 |
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More development goals data for Paraguay
- Red List Index 0.952 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.41 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,126 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,982 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Paraguay?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Paraguay was 9.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2009.
- How does Paraguay rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Paraguay ranks 33rd out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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