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About

Canada-Paraguay Trade: In 2023, Canada exported $103M to Paraguay. The main products that Canada exported to Paraguay were Potassic Fertilizers ($71M), Harvesting Machinery ($7.67M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.05M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Paraguay have increased at an annualized rate of 9.12%, from $66.5M in 2018 to $103M in 2023.

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

Paraguay-Canada Trade: In 2023, Paraguay exported $10.2M to Canada. The main products that Paraguay exported to Canada were Other Oily Seeds ($2.25M), Ferroalloys ($1.05M), and Raw Sugar ($949k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Paraguay to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.93%,  from $11.8M in 2018 to $10.2M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Canada ranked 30 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.9), and 10 in total exports ($574B). 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, Canada exported $103M to Paraguay. The main products exported from Canada to Paraguay were Potassic Fertilizers ($71M), Harvesting Machinery ($7.67M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.05M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Paraguay have increased at an annualized rate of 9.12%, from $66.5M in 2018 to $103M in 2023.

In 2018, Paraguay exported $10.2M to Canada. The main products exported from Paraguay to Canada were Other Oily Seeds ($2.25M), Ferroalloys ($1.05M), and Raw Sugar ($949k). During the last 5 years the exports of Paraguay to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.93%, from $11.8M in 2023 to $10.2M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$410B
Paraguay
Top Destination
Argentina$4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Canada than Paraguay included United States ($410B), China ($31.1B), and United Kingdom ($18B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Paraguay than Canada included Argentina ($4B), Chile ($1.26B), and Russia ($267M).

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

Comparative Advantage Canada - Paraguay

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Canada had a large net trade with Paraguay in the exports of Chemical Products ($77.1M), Machines ($14.6M), and Transportation ($3.75M).

During 2018, Paraguay had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Vegetable Products ($3.96M), Metals ($1.67M), and Foodstuffs ($1.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Canada Paraguay+$1.38MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Paraguay Canada+$1.13MRice

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 Canada and Paraguay. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over Paraguay. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Paraguay indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada.

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

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