Paraguay’s trade balance swung to a $2.68 billion surplus in April 2026 from a $76.6 million deficit in the same month a year earlier. Exports rose 14.6% year-over-year to $1.59 billion, driven mainly by a 35.8% increase in primary goods shipments. Exports of manufactured agricultural goods grew 2.7%, while industrial manufactures advanced 18.7%. In contrast, electricity exports declined 39.7%. Meanwhile, imports increased 12.2% to $1.60 billion. Purchases of consumer goods rose 3.8%, while imports of capital goods and intermediate goods fell 12.0% and 4.1%, respectively. source: Banco Central del Paraguay

Paraguay recorded a trade surplus of 166769 USD Thousands in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Paraguay averaged 71384.61 USD Thousands from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 568746.10 USD Thousands in April of 2023 and a record low of -372206.00 USD Thousands in December of 2025. This page provides - Paraguay Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Paraguay Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

Paraguay recorded a trade surplus of 166769 USD Thousands in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Paraguay is expected to be -100000.00 USD Thousands by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Paraguay Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -100000.00 USD Thousands in 2027 and -90000.00 USD Thousands in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-13 05:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Mar $166.77M $104.56M $ -573M
2026-05-12 05:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Apr $2.68M $164.84M
2026-06-10 05:00 PM
Balance of Trade
May $2.68M $0.9B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 2682.00 164845.00 USD Thousands Apr 2026
Capital Flows -537.50 -505.90 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account -663.90 -148.80 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP -3.30 -3.40 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 1592561.00 1900601.00 USD Thousands Apr 2026
External Debt 18273788.00 17581814.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment -311.60 -318.60 USD Million Dec 2025
Imports 1589878.00 1735756.00 USD Thousands Apr 2026
Remittances 117162.70 105583.60 USD Thousand Mar 2026


Paraguay Balance of Trade
In recent years, exports of agricultural commodities have surged in Paraguay. Shipments of soy account for 41 percent of total exports. Others include: meat (16 percent) , electric energy (15 percent) and cereals (7 percent). Main imports are: machinery, appliances and motors (28 percent of total imports); consumer goods (28 percent); fuels and lubricants (12 percent); chemicals (10 percent); and transport elements and accessories (7 percent). Main trading partners are: Brazil (38 percent of total exports and 24 percent of imports) and Argentina (20 percent of exports and 10 percent of imports). Others include: China and the United States.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2682.00 164845.00 568746.10 -372206.00 1994 - 2026 USD Thousands Monthly

News Stream
Paraguay Trade Balance Returns to Surplus
Paraguay’s trade balance swung to a $2.68 billion surplus in April 2026 from a $76.6 million deficit in the same month a year earlier. Exports rose 14.6% year-over-year to $1.59 billion, driven mainly by a 35.8% increase in primary goods shipments. Exports of manufactured agricultural goods grew 2.7%, while industrial manufactures advanced 18.7%. In contrast, electricity exports declined 39.7%. Meanwhile, imports increased 12.2% to $1.60 billion. Purchases of consumer goods rose 3.8%, while imports of capital goods and intermediate goods fell 12.0% and 4.1%, respectively.
2026-05-12
Paraguay Trade Surplus Widens in March
Paraguay's trade surplus widened to $166.8 million in March 2026 from $46.7 million a year earlier, marking the highest since May 2024. Exports rose 35.5% to $1.90 billion, with industrial manufactured goods up 69.3%, agricultural products up 64.3%, and primary goods up 55.5%. Electricity sales fell 49.8%. Imports rose 27.9% to $1.74 billion, with intermediate goods purchases up 22.8%, consumer goods up 15.8%, and capital goods up 3.8%.
2026-04-13
Paraguay Trade Swings to Deficit in February
Paraguay's trade swung to a deficit of 77.5 million dollars on February 2026 from a surplus of 75.5 million dollars a year ealier as higher soybean exports offset earlier declines. Total exports reached 2.72 billion dollars which is a 1.4% increase compared to the same period in 2025. Primary product sales climbed to 783.3 million dollars led by soybeans while agricultural manufactures fell to 620.7 million dollars and industrial products grew to 338.3 million dollars. Fuel and energy exports reached 157.4 million dollars. Total imports rose 3.6% to 2.80 billion dollars due to high demand for machinery and consumer goods. Primary product imports were led by corn for sowing and tobacco while industrial imports remained strong. Fuel and lubricant imports continued to fall as international prices shifted.
2026-03-13