GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 67.1%
government consumption: 12.8%
investment in fixed capital: 16.9%
investment in inventories: 0.4%
exports of goods and services: 52.1%
imports of goods and services: -49.4%
(2013 est.)
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 64%
Women as % of Parliament: 32%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 2.5
Deaths Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 20%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 62%
CPIA Gender Equality: 4
Big Mac Index: N/A
Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): 5.05%
Human Development Index: 0.497
Technology Index: N/A
Average Years of School for Adults: 4.2
Education Spending: 10.4%
Pupil-Teacher Ratio: 41.59
Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Expenditure Per Capita: $49.4
Hospital Beds Per 1,000: 1.63 per 1,000
Physicians Per 1,000: 0.05 per 1,000
Televisions (total number): 54,000
Per Capita Televisions: 41.5
Industries:
sugar, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, metallurgic, electric power
Industrial production growth rate:
5.6% (2013 est.)
Labor force:
3.19 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 26.5%
industry: 18.5%
services: 55% (2008)
Unemployment rate:
6.6% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 706.9% (2012 est.)
Population below poverty line:
34.7% (2010 est.)
Exports - commodities:
soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, wood, leather
Exports - partners:
Uruguay 17.7%, Brazil 16.4%, Argentina 15.6%, Russia 12% (2012)
Imports:
$12.37 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93$11.06 billion (2012 est.)
Imports - commodities:
road vehicles, consumer goods, tobacco, petroleum products, electrical machinery, tractors, chemicals, vehicle parts
Imports - partners:
Brazil 24.2%, China 19.5%, Argentina 18.3%, US 11.5% (2012)
Exchange rates:
guarani (PYG) per US dollar -
4,315.1 (2013 est.)
4,424.9 (2012 est.)
4,735.5 (2010 est.)
4,965.4 (2009)
4,337.7 (2008)
Debt - external:
$7.013 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
$5.985 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Public debt:
15.7% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
14.7% of GDP (2012 est.)
Electricity - production:
53.53 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
Electricity - consumption:
6.778 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
Electricity - exports:
46.12 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
8.816 million kW (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
0.1% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
99.9% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
Refined petroleum products - production:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
26,820 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
Refined petroleum products - exports:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
Refined petroleum products - imports:
31,290 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
Natural gas - proved reserves:
0 cu m (1 January 2013 es)
country comparison to the world: 182
Telephones - main lines in use:
376,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 107
Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.79 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 95
Telephone system:
general assessment: the fixed-line market is a state monopoly and fixed-line telephone service is meager; principal switching center is in Asuncion
domestic: deficiencies in provision of fixed-line service have resulted in a rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services fostered by competition among multiple providers
international: country code - 595; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)
Broadcast media:
6 privately owned TV stations; about 75 commercial and community radio stations; 1 state-owned radio network (2010)
Internet country code:
.py
Internet hosts:
280,658 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 65
Internet users:
1.105 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 94
Airports:
799 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 9
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 15
over 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 784
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 290
under 914 m:
471 (2013)
Railways:
total: 36 km
country comparison to the world: 132
standard gauge: 36 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Roadways:
total: 32,059 km
country comparison to the world: 95
paved: 4,860 km
unpaved: 27,199 km (2010)
Waterways:
3,100 km (primarily on the Paraguay and Paraná river systems) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 33
Merchant marine:
total: 19
country comparison to the world: 96
by type: cargo 13, container 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 6 (Argentina 5, Netherlands 1) (2010)
Ports and terminals:
river port(s): Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion (Parana)
household consumption: 67.1%
government consumption: 12.8%
investment in fixed capital: 16.9%
investment in inventories: 0.4%
exports of goods and services: 52.1%
imports of goods and services: -49.4%
(2013 est.)
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 64%
Women as % of Parliament: 32%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 2.5
Deaths Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 20%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 62%
CPIA Gender Equality: 4
Big Mac Index: N/A
Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): 5.05%
Human Development Index: 0.497
Technology Index: N/A
Average Years of School for Adults: 4.2
Education Spending: 10.4%
Pupil-Teacher Ratio: 41.59
Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Expenditure Per Capita: $49.4
Hospital Beds Per 1,000: 1.63 per 1,000
Physicians Per 1,000: 0.05 per 1,000
Televisions (total number): 54,000
Per Capita Televisions: 41.5
Industries:
sugar, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, metallurgic, electric power
Industrial production growth rate:
5.6% (2013 est.)
Labor force:
3.19 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 26.5%
industry: 18.5%
services: 55% (2008)
Unemployment rate:
6.6% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 706.9% (2012 est.)
Population below poverty line:
34.7% (2010 est.)
Exports - commodities:
soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, wood, leather
Exports - partners:
Uruguay 17.7%, Brazil 16.4%, Argentina 15.6%, Russia 12% (2012)
Imports:
$12.37 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93$11.06 billion (2012 est.)
Imports - commodities:
road vehicles, consumer goods, tobacco, petroleum products, electrical machinery, tractors, chemicals, vehicle parts
Imports - partners:
Brazil 24.2%, China 19.5%, Argentina 18.3%, US 11.5% (2012)
Exchange rates:
guarani (PYG) per US dollar -
4,315.1 (2013 est.)
4,424.9 (2012 est.)
4,735.5 (2010 est.)
4,965.4 (2009)
4,337.7 (2008)
Debt - external:
$7.013 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
$5.985 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Public debt:
15.7% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
14.7% of GDP (2012 est.)
Electricity - production:
53.53 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
Electricity - consumption:
6.778 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
Electricity - exports:
46.12 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
8.816 million kW (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
0.1% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
99.9% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
Refined petroleum products - production:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
26,820 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
Refined petroleum products - exports:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
Refined petroleum products - imports:
31,290 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
Natural gas - proved reserves:
0 cu m (1 January 2013 es)
country comparison to the world: 182
Telephones - main lines in use:
376,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 107
Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.79 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 95
Telephone system:
general assessment: the fixed-line market is a state monopoly and fixed-line telephone service is meager; principal switching center is in Asuncion
domestic: deficiencies in provision of fixed-line service have resulted in a rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services fostered by competition among multiple providers
international: country code - 595; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)
Broadcast media:
6 privately owned TV stations; about 75 commercial and community radio stations; 1 state-owned radio network (2010)
Internet country code:
.py
Internet hosts:
280,658 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 65
Internet users:
1.105 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 94
Airports:
799 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 9
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 15
over 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 784
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 290
under 914 m:
471 (2013)
Railways:
total: 36 km
country comparison to the world: 132
standard gauge: 36 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Roadways:
total: 32,059 km
country comparison to the world: 95
paved: 4,860 km
unpaved: 27,199 km (2010)
Waterways:
3,100 km (primarily on the Paraguay and Paraná river systems) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 33
Merchant marine:
total: 19
country comparison to the world: 96
by type: cargo 13, container 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 6 (Argentina 5, Netherlands 1) (2010)
Ports and terminals:
river port(s): Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion (Parana)