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8.18

Paraguay

Selected Economic and Social Data

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Population ('000)

3,844

3,969

4,095

4,219

4,340

4,460

4,580

4,703

4,828

4,958

5,089

Growth Rate (%)

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

National Accounts

GDP, current prices (b.guaranies)

2,494

3,319

4,608

6,475

8,281

9,671

11,992

14,960

17,699

19,905

21,852

GDP, 1982 prices (b. guaranies)

799.4

850.2

899.5

927.3

950.2

967.3

1,007.4

1,038.5

1,087.4

1,101.2

1,130.3

Real GDP Growth Rate (%)

4.3

6.4

5.8

3.1

2.5

1.8

4.1

3.1

4.7

1.3

2.6

Real Per Capita GDP (1982 guar.)

208.0

214.2

219.7

219.8

218.9

216.9

220.0

220.8

225.2

222.1

222.1

Real Per Cap. GDP Growth Rate (%)

1.0

3.0

2.5

0.1

(0.4)

(0.9)

1.4

0.4

2.0

(1.4)

0.0

Gross Domestic Investment/GDP (%)

25.1

24.4

23.8

22.9

24.8

22.9

22.9

23.4

23.9

23.3

..

Prices

GDP Deflator (1982=100)

312.0

390.4

512.3

698.3

871.5

999.8

1,190.4

1,440.5

1,627.6

1,807.6

1,933.3

Annual Change (%)

30.3

25.1

31.2

36.3

24.8

14.7

19.1

21.0

13.0

11.1

7.0

Consumer Prices (1990=100)

46.7

57.2

72.4

100.0

124.2

143.1

169.2

203.9

231.3

253.9

271.6

Annual Change (%)

21.9

22.5

26.6

38.1

24.2

15.2

18.2

20.5

13.4

9.8

7.0

Balance of Payments (US$m)

Current Account Balance

(490)

(210)

256

(172)

(324)

(600)

(413)

(567)

(501)

(638)

(670)

Exports, fob [a]

597

871

1,180

1,382

1,121

1,082

1,827

2,282

3,030

2,767

2,643

Imports, fob [a]

919

1,030

1,016

1,636

1,868

1,951

2,719

3,552

4,471

4,196

4,037

Trade Balance

(322)

(159)

164

(254)

(747)

(869)

(892)

(1,270)

(1,441)

(1,429)

(1,394)

Factor Payments, net

(111)

(81)

(23)

(14)

(6)

(49)

(95)

(68)

(74)

(91)

(107)

Other Services, net

(84)

(5)

91

40

357

284

474

740

942

843

782

Transfers, net

27

35

24

56

72

34

100

31

72

39

49

Capital Account Balance

189

(156)

(20)

29

151

(205)

181

364

251

495

345

Direct Investment, net

5

9

13

76

84

136

119

124

164

298

215

Other Investment, net

184

(165)

(33)

(47)

67

(341)

62

240

87

197

130

Errors and Omissions

339

198

(91)

362

472

458

318

531

298

99

110

Overall Balance

38

(168)

145

219

299

(347)

86

328

48

(44)

(215)

External Public Debt

Debt Outstanding,12/31 (US$m)

2,226

2,091

2,094

1,712

1,683

1,363

1,281

1,357

1,427

1,377

..

Debt Outstanding/GDP (%) [b]

49.1

34.6

48.0

32.5

26.9

21.1

18.6

17.3

15.9

14.3

..

Debt Service/Exports (%)

28.7

25.5

8.4

16.1

11.7

31.8

9.1

6.2

5.1

4.2

..

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