Paraguay Latin America & Caribbean Population (millions) Surface area (1,000 sq. km) GNI, Atlas ($ billions) GNI, PPP ($ billions)
6.6 407 28.8 55.5
Upper middle income Population growth (%) 1.3 Population living below $1.90 a day (%) 2.2 GNI per capita, Atlas ($) 4,400 GNI per capita, PPP ($) 8,470
People Share of poorest 20% in nat’l consumption/income (%) Life expectancy at birth (years) Total fertility rate (births per woman) Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) Contraceptive prevalence (% of married women 15–49) Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) Prevalence of stunting (% of children under 5) Child immunization, measles (% of ages 12–23 mos.) Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary school Labor force participation rate (% of population ages 15+) HIV prevalence rate (% of population ages 15–49)
2000
2010
2014
3.0 70 3.6 158 62 61 34 .. 92 92 1.0 69 0.1
3.6 72 2.7 139 79 96 24 .. 94 92 1.0 70 0.3
4.3 73 2.5 132 .. .. 21 10.9 90 89 1.0 70 0.4
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153 2.0 2.1 98 89 764 .. 1,473
Environment Forests (1,000 sq. km) Deforestation (avg. annual %, 2000–10 and 2010–15) Freshwater use (% of internal resources) Access to improved water source (% total pop.) Access to improved sanitation facilities (% total pop.) Energy use per capita (kilograms of oil equivalent) Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (metric tons) Electricity use per capita (kilowatt-hours)
0.4 73 69 726 0.7 887
170 1.3 .. 90 83 774 0.8 1,179
Economy GDP ($ billions) GDP growth (annual %) GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) Value added in industry (% of GDP) Value added in services (% of GDP) Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) Gross capital formation (% of GDP) Central government revenue (% of GDP) Central government cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP)
8.2 –2.3 11.7 16 36 49 47 38 16 .. ..
20.0 13.1 6.1 23 30 47 55 51 16 19.9 1.9
30.9 4.7 5.1 21 29 51 47 43 16 22.6 –1.0
States and markets Starting a business (days) Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0–100) Military expenditures (% of GDP) Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) Individuals using the Internet (% of population) Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)
72 .. 1.4 15.3 0.7 27.0 3
35 70.0 1.1 91.7 19.8 29.7 7
35 72.2 1.5 105.6 43.0 40.8 6
Global links Merchandise trade (% of GDP) Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) Total external debt stocks ($ billions) Total debt service (% of exports) Net migration (thousands) Personal remittances received ($ millions) Foreign direct investment, net inflows ($ millions) Net official development assistance received ($ millions)
37 100 3.1 11.2 –47 278 104 82
83 99 12.7 4.1 –117 410 344 120
71 103 14.1 19.5 –87 507 523 60
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