The central bank of Paraguay unanimously decided to increase the monetary policy interest rate by 50 basis points, to 7.75% at its June meeting to tame the surging domestic inflation. The current rate is the highest since November 2011 and the eleventh consecutive hike in interest rate since the monetary authority started tightening in March last year. The annual inflation rate in Paraguay slowed to 11.4% in May from 11.8% in April, amid lower food and fuel inflation. However, a new increase in fuel prices was recently registered, which is expected to affect monthly inflation in June and July. source: Banco Central del Paraguay

Interest Rate in Paraguay averaged 5.13 percent from 2010 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 8.50 percent in August of 2011 and a record low of 0.75 percent in June of 2020. This page provides - Paraguay Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Paraguay Interest Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2022.

Interest Rate in Paraguay is expected to be 7.75 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Paraguay Interest Rate is projected to trend around 8.00 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Paraguay Interest Rate



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-04-22 10:00 PM 6.75% 6.25% 6.5%
2022-05-20 09:00 PM 7.25% 6.75% 7.25%
2022-06-21 11:00 PM 7.75% 7.25% 7.75%
2022-07-22 10:00 PM
2022-08-23 10:00 PM
2022-09-22 10:00 PM


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Interest Rate 7.75 7.25 percent Jun 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves 8507.00 8347.50 USD Million May 2022
Money Supply M3 115809651.00 117199969.00 Million PYG May 2022
Money Supply M2 63041595.00 63854420.00 Million PYG May 2022
Money Supply M1 38358442.00 39182529.00 Million PYG May 2022
Money Supply M0 16018843.00 16317682.00 Million PYG May 2022
Loans To Private Sector 70813244.00 70326370.00 PYG Million Mar 2018

Paraguay Interest Rate
In Paraguay, interest rates decisions are taken by the Central Bank of Paraguay (Banco Central del Paraguay). The official interest rate is the 14-day interest rate (la tasa de 14 días).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
7.75 7.25 8.50 0.75 2010 - 2022 percent Daily

News Stream
Paraguay Raises Interest Rate to 7.75%
The central bank of Paraguay unanimously decided to increase the monetary policy interest rate by 50 basis points, to 7.75% at its June meeting to tame the surging domestic inflation. The current rate is the highest since November 2011 and the eleventh consecutive hike in interest rate since the monetary authority started tightening in March last year. The annual inflation rate in Paraguay slowed to 11.4% in May from 11.8% in April, amid lower food and fuel inflation. However, a new increase in fuel prices was recently registered, which is expected to affect monthly inflation in June and July.
2022-06-22
Paraguay Raises Interest Rate to 7.25%
The central bank of Paraguay unanimously decided to increase the monetary policy interest rate by 50 basis points, to 7.25% at its May meeting to tame the surging domestic inflation. The current rate is the highest since 2011 and the tenth consecutive hike since the monetary authority started the normalization process in August. The annual inflation rate in Paraguay accelerated to 11.8% in April, the highest since July of 2008, amid a surge in fuel and food prices. The monetary board expects inflation to remain high during the second quarter of 2022. As of the third quarter, a moderation in inflation is expected, ending 2022 and 2023 with a rate of 8.2% and 4.2% respectively.
2022-05-20
Paraguay Raises Interest Rate to 6.75%
The central bank of Paraguay raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 bps to 6.75% at its April meeting, the highest since 2015 and the ninth consecutive hike since the monetary authority started the normalization process in August. The annual inflation rate in Paraguay accelerated to 10.1% in March, the highest since May of 2011.
2022-04-22