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Economy of Paraguay vs Tonga compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Paraguay has a GDP of $44.5B compared to $509M for Tonga, ranking 98/197 and 191/197 by economy size, respectively.

Paraguay has $20.1B in government debt (43.9% of GDP), compared to $224M (44.1% of GDP) in Tonga.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Paraguay
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Tonga
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Paraguay Tonga
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $288,884,368 $2,840,643,135 - -
1961 $322,053,713 $3,036,655,622 - -
1962 $360,698,413 $3,136,873,108 - -
1963 $383,904,762 $3,284,628,970 - -
1964 $408,349,206 $3,422,993,222 - -
1965 $443,587,302 $3,634,122,580 - -
1966 $465,888,889 $3,706,496,252 - -
1967 $492,674,603 $4,045,654,270 - -
1968 $517,650,794 $4,228,804,026 - -
1969 $556,293,651 $4,427,606,506 - -
1970 $594,611,111 $4,673,490,345 - -
1971 $664,571,429 $4,932,315,341 - -
1972 $769,039,683 $5,259,391,844 - -
1973 $995,531,746 $5,643,475,390 - -
1974 $1,333,475,397 $6,116,484,716 - -
1975 $1,511,420,635 $6,535,613,449 $32,506,742 -
1976 $1,698,960,317 $7,027,480,419 $30,036,417 -
1977 $2,092,158,730 $7,835,224,753 $34,139,388 -
1978 $2,559,857,143 $8,777,702,779 $41,567,472 -
1979 $3,416,777,778 $9,818,926,783 $44,667,002 -
1980 $4,448,087,302 $10,968,933,818 $53,260,077 -
1981 $5,624,515,873 $11,974,835,381 $62,242,013 $253,486,823
1982 $5,419,411,765 $11,807,472,960 $62,068,161 $265,505,306
1983 $5,673,248,726 $11,448,216,676 $60,863,964 $270,768,691
1984 $4,502,462,807 $11,770,667,083 $64,248,355 $275,475,712
1985 $3,282,449,236 $12,303,070,325 $60,058,663 $293,542,686
1986 $3,723,993,943 $12,913,897,549 $68,195,856 $299,761,860
1987 $3,971,044,724 $13,893,068,568 $81,667,133 $308,711,663
1988 $4,255,683,528 $14,714,895,265 $106,657,267 $302,902,105
1989 $4,757,732,200 $15,735,403,257 $106,344,855 $304,083,141
1990 $5,812,114,523 $16,384,218,445 $113,563,822 $297,867,403
1991 $6,984,367,763 $16,956,625,718 $132,201,141 $316,975,459
1992 $7,157,424,031 $17,244,282,667 $137,066,291 $317,774,152
1993 $7,249,533,620 $18,095,522,438 $138,489,884 $329,652,735
1994 $7,870,982,005 $19,057,827,421 $195,990,986 $345,978,857
1995 $9,062,131,475 $20,358,106,834 $208,871,666 $367,526,974
1996 $9,788,391,781 $20,678,499,693 $222,100,576 $367,868,474
1997 $9,965,225,678 $21,555,788,372 $214,991,452 $365,659,284
1998 $9,260,481,572 $21,570,454,447 $191,504,893 $374,042,303
1999 $8,837,070,236 $21,275,784,845 $199,208,718 $382,654,487
2000 $8,855,705,140 $20,783,433,276 $204,848,488 $397,019,710
2001 $8,495,806,432 $20,610,088,071 $181,117,230 $402,945,154
2002 $7,196,260,657 $20,605,676,606 $182,764,281 $420,792,496
2003 $7,691,367,471 $21,495,995,448 $202,246,591 $421,010,490
2004 $9,624,440,836 $22,368,177,915 $230,678,011 $412,725,225
2005 $10,737,500,188 $22,845,400,902 $261,823,805 $410,010,934
2006 $13,429,430,050 $23,943,606,097 $292,232,703 $401,131,477
2007 $17,856,393,235 $25,241,738,121 $298,519,623 $391,246,363
2008 $24,615,267,664 $26,881,515,166 $344,438,844 $410,272,053
2009 $22,355,151,162 $26,811,317,495 $312,415,028 $389,228,468
2010 $27,260,886,405 $29,786,095,177 $366,887,375 $392,437,256
2011 $33,756,238,767 $31,062,837,785 $414,143,828 $418,745,062
2012 $33,271,921,136 $30,842,899,501 $471,122,971 $422,596,516
2013 $38,501,122,141 $33,400,724,749 $451,788,498 $424,261,219
2014 $40,377,929,296 $35,171,376,859 $440,997,735 $432,706,298
2015 $36,211,447,840 $36,211,447,840 $437,525,539 $437,525,539
2016 $36,089,700,223 $37,756,961,788 $420,828,255 $466,396,531
2017 $38,997,129,474 $39,573,101,424 $459,976,847 $481,332,040
2018 $40,225,448,341 $40,841,122,661 $489,714,530 $484,641,421
2019 $37,925,338,329 $40,677,000,527 $494,197,854 $483,631,267
2020 $35,432,178,068 $40,343,536,419 $496,856,304 $492,256,327
2021 $39,950,899,939 $41,964,030,301 $518,228,029 $494,041,269
2022 $41,952,910,858 $42,037,903,095 $518,180,029 $482,629,586
2023 $43,118,053,175 $44,139,473,680 $508,735,107 $492,688,338
2024 $44,458,118,400 $46,015,383,701 - -

Economic indicators

Paraguay Tonga
Gross domestic product
$44.5B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank
98/197
2024
191/197
2023
GDP growth
3.11%
2023-2024
-1.82%
2022-2023
GDP per capita
$6,416
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank
108/197
2024
121/197
2023
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,524
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$20.1B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.9%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,903
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank
104/185
2024
117/185
2023
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,493
2025
$4,126
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$313M
1999
n/a
Income share by richest 10%
35%
2024
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2024
4%
2021
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.6%
2025
49.7%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
3.84%
2023-2024
3.18%
2023-2024
Central bank interest rate
6%
2024
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.69%
2024
1.65%
2023
Population
7079103
103744

GDP per capita in Paraguay vs Tonga

Paraguay's GDP per capita is $6,416, ranking 108/197, compared to $4,864 in Tonga, ranking 121/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Paraguay ranks 100th at $18,524, while Tonga ranks 141st at $7,853.

Paraguay
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Tonga
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Paraguay Tonga
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $153.4 - - -
1961 $167.1 - - -
1962 $182.8 - - -
1963 $189.9 - - -
1964 $197 - - -
1965 $208.7 - - -
1966 $213.9 - - -
1967 $220.9 - - -
1968 $226.8 - - -
1969 $238.2 - - -
1970 $249 - - -
1971 $272.1 - - -
1972 $308 - - -
1973 $389 - - -
1974 $508 - - -
1975 $562 - $349 -
1976 $616 - $315 -
1977 $740 - $353 -
1978 $883 - $428 -
1979 $1,149 - $458 -
1980 $1,457 - $545 -
1981 $1,793 - $636 -
1982 $1,680 - $633 -
1983 $1,710 - $621 -
1984 $1,319 - $656 -
1985 $935 - $613 -
1986 $1,031 - $696 -
1987 $1,069 - $830 -
1988 $1,114 - $1,078 -
1989 $1,211 - $1,070 -
1990 $1,440 $5,637 $1,139 $2,416
1991 $1,685 $5,873 $1,323 $2,652
1992 $1,683 $5,952 $1,370 $2,716
1993 $1,662 $6,234 $1,383 $2,882
1994 $1,760 $6,542 $1,957 $3,088
1995 $1,979 $6,966 $2,084 $3,347
1996 $2,088 $7,040 $2,215 $3,410
1997 $2,079 $7,299 $2,136 $3,434
1998 $1,890 $7,227 $1,889 $3,527
1999 $1,766 $7,080 $1,952 $3,636
2000 $1,736 $6,937 $1,995 $3,834
2001 $1,638 $6,916 $1,754 $3,955
2002 $1,368 $6,924 $1,759 $4,171
2003 $1,444 $7,276 $1,936 $4,231
2004 $1,786 $7,686 $2,195 $4,235
2005 $1,971 $8,007 $2,478 $4,315
2006 $2,439 $8,561 $2,750 $4,327
2007 $3,212 $9,179 $2,797 $4,316
2008 $4,385 $9,867 $3,218 $4,600
2009 $3,942 $9,802 $2,914 $4,384
2010 $4,751 $10,893 $3,416 $4,465
2011 $5,805 $11,442 $3,850 $4,855
2012 $5,642 $10,954 $4,384 $4,996
2013 $6,436 $12,137 $4,219 $5,120
2014 $6,652 $12,607 $4,137 $5,336
2015 $5,879 $12,679 $4,124 $5,472
2016 $5,775 $13,329 $3,988 $5,920
2017 $6,152 $13,977 $4,366 $6,229
2018 $6,258 $14,139 $4,639 $6,403
2019 $5,821 $14,150 $4,677 $6,489
2020 $5,365 $14,309 $4,700 $6,690
2021 $5,977 $15,406 $4,913 $7,035
2022 $6,206 $16,347 $4,933 $7,394
2023 $6,300 $17,564 $4,864 $7,853
2024 $6,416 $18,524 - -

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Paraguay's government spending was $9.43B, accounting for 20.6% of its GDP, while Tonga's spent $245M, or 49.7% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 43.9% in Paraguay and 44.1% in Tonga, ranking 121/185 and 120/185, respectively.

Paraguay
Government spending

Government debt
Tonga
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Paraguay Tonga
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1967 12.2% - - -
1968 13.5% - - -
1969 14% - - -
1970 13.3% 19.2% - -
1971 12.3% 18.9% - -
1972 12.5% 18.2% - -
1973 11.2% 15.4% - -
1974 9.44% 12.5% - -
1975 10.5% 12.6% - -
1976 9.8% 14.1% - -
1977 11.2% 18.8% - -
1978 11.9% 20.9% - -
1979 11.7% 19.7% - -
1980 11.6% 17.4% - -
1981 13.3% 17.4% - -
1982 13.2% 21.3% - -
1983 13% 22.6% - -
1984 13% 31% - -
1985 11.4% 54.7% - -
1986 9.25% 57.1% - -
1987 10.1% 68.7% - -
1988 9.75% 58.9% - -
1989 11.8% 52.9% - -
1990 10.5% 67% - -
1991 11.4% 49.4% - -
1992 13% 34.4% - -
1993 12.9% 26.6% - -
1994 14.5% 18.7% - -
1995 15.7% 17.6% - -
1996 16.9% 16.8% - -
1997 18.1% 18% - -
1998 18% 22.1% - -
1999 19.2% 32% 18.8% 38.4%
2000 19.6% 33.6% 20% 43.6%
2001 19% 37.1% 19.1% 53.4%
2002 17.6% 50.5% 21.3% 60.7%
2003 15.8% 37.5% 20% 56.2%
2004 15.4% 36% 19.3% 52.2%
2005 14.6% 28.3% 19.8% 43.3%
2006 14.8% 21% 25.6% 39.6%
2007 13.7% 16.8% 23.2% 37.8%
2008 12.5% 16% 24% 34%
2009 15.2% 14.9% 23.9% 39.7%
2010 14.7% 13% 28.4% 44.7%
2011 15.6% 11.1% 32.6% 51.9%
2012 18.5% 12.3% 32% 60%
2013 17.5% 13.5% 34.3% 48.9%
2014 17.1% 15.6% 31.5% 47.4%
2015 18% 18.6% 37.4% 51.1%
2016 17.7% 19.4% 37.2% 49.4%
2017 18.1% 19.8% 39.7% 44.7%
2018 18.5% 22.3% 39.6% 45.8%
2019 20.2% 25.8% 39.9% 42.8%
2020 22.6% 36.9% 37.9% 42.6%
2021 20.4% 37.5% 44.6% 43%
2022 20.2% 40.5% 44.4% 43.8%
2023 21.5% 41.1% 48.2% 43.9%
2024 21.2% 45.2% 49.6% 38.2%
2025 20.6% 43.9% 49.7% 44.1%

Government deficit by year

In 2023, Paraguay's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$1.64B, equivalent to -3.81% of GDP. This compares to Tonga's surplus of $31.2M, or 6.14% of GDP.

Over the past 25 years, Paraguay recorded a fiscal deficit in 15 of those years, while Tonga ran a deficit in 7 years. On average, Paraguay posted an annual deficit equal to -0.68% of GDP, compared to surplus of +1.95% of GDP for Tonga.

Deficit/surplus
Paraguay

Tonga
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Paraguay Tonga
1967 -1.7% -
1968 -2.34% -
1969 -1.62% -
1970 -1.26% -
1971 -1.25% -
1972 -2.51% -
1973 -0.91% -
1974 1.67% -
1975 -1.24% -
1976 -0.06% -
1977 -0.19% -
1978 -3.42% -
1979 4.13% -
1980 3.4% -
1981 0.15% -
1982 1.52% -
1983 0.27% -
1984 -0.42% -
1985 0.85% -
1986 3.08% -
1987 2.68% -
1988 3.01% -
1989 5.48% -
1990 7.56% -
1991 3.41% -
1992 3.1% -
1993 4.27% -
1994 4.59% -
1995 2.78% -
1996 2.43% -
1997 3% -
1998 4.28% -
1999 2.67% 1.55%
2000 -0.55% 1.35%
2001 0.07% 2.23%
2002 -1.89% 2.59%
2003 0.06% 2.37%
2004 0.77% 4.23%
2005 0.71% 4.23%
2006 1.43% 1.34%
2007 1.14% 5.39%
2008 1.79% 2.14%
2009 -0.83% 6.85%
2010 0.07% -1.22%
2011 0.98% -6.02%
2012 -1.58% -1.74%
2013 -1.32% -1.3%
2014 -0.27% 6.38%
2015 -0.44% -2.75%
2016 -0.37% 1.47%
2017 -0.44% 3.58%
2018 -1.01% 2.92%
2019 -2.5% 3.28%
2020 -5.72% 5.25%
2021 -3.39% -0.87%
2022 -2.64% -0.69%
2023 -3.81% 6.14%
2024 -2.14% 3.49%
2025 -1.62% -7.9%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, Paraguay has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 6.35%, compared with 5.11% in Tonga. In 2024, inflation was 3.84% in Paraguay and 3.18% in Tonga.

Inflation
Paraguay

Tonga
Year Inflation
Paraguay Tonga Paraguay Tonga
1996 9.8% 3%
1997 6.95% 2.12%
1998 11.6% 3.27%
1999 6.75% 4.46%
2000 8.98% 6.33%
2001 7.27% 8.29%
2002 10.5% 10.4%
2003 14.2% 11.6%
2004 4.32% 11%
2005 6.81% 8.67%
2006 9.59% 6.15%
2007 8.13% 5.84%
2008 10.2% 10.4%
2009 2.59% 1.43%
2010 4.65% 3.53%
2011 8.25% 6.27%
2012 3.68% 1.15%
2013 2.68% 0.78%
2014 5.03% 2.51%
2015 3.13% -1.05%
2016 4.09% 2.58%
2017 3.6% 7.52%
2018 3.98% 5.03%
2019 2.76% 1.18%
2020 1.77% -0.35%
2021 4.79% 5.64%
2022 9.77% 11%
2023 4.63% 6.35%
2024 3.84% 3.18%

Balance of trade

Paraguay Tonga
Current account balance
-$1.74B
2024
-$21.2M
2024
Current account balance ranking
138/189
2024
76/189
2024
Current account balance, % of GDP
-3.92%
2024
-5.91%
2023
Goods imports
$15.8B
2024
$232M
2024
Goods exports
$14.7B
2024
$10.8M
2024
Service imports
$2.54B
2024
$161M
2024
Service exports
$2.65B
2024
$109M
2024
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
39.6%
2024
75.4%
2023
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
37.2%
2024
18.8%
2023

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Paraguay Tonga
Economic freedom 65.2 58.5
Economic freedom ranking 66/197 106/197
Property rights 45 67.9
Government integrity 27.7 45.8
Judicial effectiveness 37.3 65.7
Tax burden 97 84.9
Government spending 87.1 28.9
Fiscal health 79.3 96.3
Business freedom 73.2 59.5
Labor freedom 48.2 56.6
Monetary freedom 74.6 61
Trade freedom 78.2 75.4
Investment freedom 75 40
Financial freedom 60 20

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Paraguay is 65.2, ranking 66/197, compared to 58.5 for Tonga, ranking 106/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Paraguay
Tonga
Year Economic freedom index
Paraguay Tonga
1995 65.9 -
1996 67.1 -
1997 67.3 -
1998 65.2 -
1999 63.7 -
2000 64 -
2001 60.3 -
2002 59.6 -
2003 58.2 -
2004 56.7 -
2005 53.4 -
2006 55.6 -
2007 58.3 -
2008 60 -
2009 61 54.1
2010 61.3 53.4
2011 62.3 55.8
2012 61.8 57
2013 61.1 56
2014 62 58.2
2015 61.1 59.3
2016 61.5 59.6
2017 62.4 63
2018 62.1 63.1
2019 61.8 57.7
2020 63 58.8
2021 62.6 57.5
2022 62.9 60.8
2023 61 60
2024 60.1 59.2
2025 65.2 58.5

More economic indicators

Paraguay Tonga
Services, % of GDP
48.7%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
32.5%
2024
13.5%
2023
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
10.7%
2024
17.5%
2023
GNI, Atlas method
$43.6B
2024
$578M
2023
GNI per capita, PPP
$17,900
2024
$8,560
2023
Total reserves including gold
$9.89B
2023
$377M
2024
Total reserves ranking
76/177
2023
163/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$335M
2024
$13.3M
2024
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$400M
2024
-$12.1M
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$64.8M
2024
$1.25M
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
4.36%
2023
3.17%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines
20.1%
2024
20.6%
2021
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
27%
2023

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.