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$2.17TCURRENT US$
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-12.1%CURRENT US$
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$43BCURRENT US$
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11.6%CURRENT US$
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$10,295CURRENT US$
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-17.4%CURRENT US$
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$6,276CURRENT US$
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-2.48%CURRENT US$
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About

Brazil-Paraguay Trade: In 2023, Brazil exported $3.9B to Paraguay. The main products that Brazil exported to Paraguay were Cars ($127M), Refined Petroleum ($127M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($126M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to Paraguay have increased at an annualized rate of 5.63%, from $2.97B in 2018 to $3.9B in 2023.

In 2023, Brazil did not export any services to Paraguay.

Paraguay-Brazil Trade: In 2023, Paraguay exported $3B to Brazil. The main products that Paraguay exported to Brazil were Electricity ($1.06B), Rice ($318M), and Corn ($266M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Paraguay to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 1.27%,  from $2.81B in 2018 to $3B in 2023.

In 2023, Paraguay did not export any services to Brazil.

Comparison: In 2023,  Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.31), and 22 in total exports ($355B). That same year, Paraguay ranked 81 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.42), and 94 in total exports ($12.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Brazil exported $3.9B to Paraguay. The main products exported from Brazil to Paraguay were Cars ($127M), Refined Petroleum ($127M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($126M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to Paraguay have increased at an annualized rate of 5.63%, from $2.97B in 2018 to $3.9B in 2023.

In 2018, Paraguay exported $3B to Brazil. The main products exported from Paraguay to Brazil were Electricity ($1.06B), Rice ($318M), and Corn ($266M). During the last 5 years the exports of Paraguay to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 1.27%, from $2.81B in 2023 to $3B in 2018.

Exports from Brazil (Flag) to Paraguay (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Paraguay (Flag) to Brazil (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Brazil
Top Destination
China$106B
Paraguay
Top Destination
Argentina$4B

This map shows whether countries import more from Brazil or Paraguay. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Brazil and Paraguay or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Brazil than Paraguay included China ($106B), United States ($37B), and Argentina ($17.2B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Paraguay than from Brazil.

Difference in imports from Paraguay (Flag) and Brazil (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Brazil - Paraguay

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Brazil and Paraguay by product, considering products traded by both, Brazil and Paraguay.

During 2023, Brazil had a large net trade with Paraguay in the exports of Machines ($843M), Chemical Products ($539M), and Foodstuffs ($436M).

During 2018, Paraguay had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.06B), Vegetable Products ($748M), and Textiles ($239M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Brazil Paraguay+$63.9MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Paraguay Brazil+$29.6MPesticides

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Brazil and Paraguay. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Brazil indicates it has a comparative advantage over Paraguay. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Paraguay indicates it has a comparative advantage over Brazil.

Product Space of Brazil (Flag) and Paraguay (Flag) (2023)

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