Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Paraguay
Paraguay: Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent was 3.34 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices in Paraguay, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Paraguay stood at 3.34.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Paraguay peaked at 7.6 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 105th out of 173 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.81 | — |
| 1961 | 1.76 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 1.88 | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 1.89 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.92 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 1.86 | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.94 | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 1.85 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 1.9 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 1.68 | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 1.39 | -17.2% |
| 1971 | 1.3 | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 1.09 | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 3.52 | +221.7% |
| 1974 | 4.55 | +29.4% |
| 1975 | 4.76 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 6.77 | +42.1% |
| 1977 | 7.6 | +12.3% |
| 1978 | 6.67 | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 5.74 | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 4.82 | -16.0% |
| 1981 | 5.15 | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 4.51 | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 4.15 | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 5.02 | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 5.72 | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 5.74 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 6.02 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 5.59 | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 4.49 | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 2.87 | -36.0% |
| 1991 | 4.97 | +72.9% |
| 1992 | 5.63 | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 3.61 | -35.8% |
| 1994 | 3.45 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.44 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.85 | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 3.88 | +36.4% |
| 1998 | 2.98 | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 4.05 | +35.9% |
| 2000 | 3.77 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 3.2 | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 3.01 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 2.44 | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 2.54 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.27 | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 2.12 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.1 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.57 | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 2.31 | +47.2% |
| 2010 | 2.27 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.35 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.72 | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 2.55 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 2.61 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.93 | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 2.57 | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 3.06 | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 2.63 | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 3.34 | +26.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 3.34 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.85, 87% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 3.34 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.38, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +221.7% | 1.09 | 3.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 | 1.68 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.34 | 1.09 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.12 | 4.15 | 6.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.77 | 2.85 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 | 1.57 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2.27 | 3.34 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Paraguay?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Paraguay was 3.34 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices?
- Paraguay ranks 105th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.