Paraguay’s trade balance swung to a $98.1 million surplus in May 2026 from a $201.3 million deficit in the same month a year earlier. Exports rose 22.6% year-on-year to $1.70 billion, driven mainly by a 58.4% increase in primary goods shipments. Exports of industrial manufactures advanced 33.4%, while exports of agricultural manufactures fell 7.5%. Shipments of fuels and energy declined 19.6%. Meanwhile, imports increased 0.8% to $1.60 billion. Purchases of consumer goods rose 6.4%, while imports of intermediate goods increased 20.4%. In contrast, imports of capital goods fell 13.7%. source: Banco Central del Paraguay

Paraguay recorded a trade surplus of 2682 USD Thousands in April of 2026. Balance of Trade in Paraguay averaged 71474.66 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 -372547.00 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 June of 2026.

Paraguay recorded a trade surplus of 2682 USD Thousands in April 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
2026-05-12 05:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Apr $2.68M $164.84M
2026-06-10 05:00 PM
Balance of Trade
May $98.1M $16.8M $0.9B
2026-07-13 05:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Jun $98.1M $ -100M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 98099.00 16859.00 USD Thousands May 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 1695322.00 1606738.00 USD Thousands May 2026
External Debt 18325624.00 18273788.00 USD Thousand Apr 2026
Foreign Direct Investment -311.60 -318.60 USD Million Dec 2025
Imports 1597223.00 1589878.00 USD Thousands May 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
98099.00 16859.00 568746.10 -372547.00 1994 - 2026 USD Thousands Monthly

News Stream
Paraguay Posts Trade Surplus in May
Paraguay’s trade balance swung to a $98.1 million surplus in May 2026 from a $201.3 million deficit in the same month a year earlier. Exports rose 22.6% year-on-year to $1.70 billion, driven mainly by a 58.4% increase in primary goods shipments. Exports of industrial manufactures advanced 33.4%, while exports of agricultural manufactures fell 7.5%. Shipments of fuels and energy declined 19.6%. Meanwhile, imports increased 0.8% to $1.60 billion. Purchases of consumer goods rose 6.4%, while imports of intermediate goods increased 20.4%. In contrast, imports of capital goods fell 13.7%.
2026-06-10
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