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Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country located in the central region of South America. It borders Bolivia to the northwest and north, Brazil to the northeast and east, and Argentina to the southeast, south, and west.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.3 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.0
- Economy 8.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 20 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Asunción
- Population
- 6,109,644 inh.
- Area
- 406,752 km²
- Currency
- PYG
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Santiago Peña Palacios
Parliament
Chambre des députés
80 seats
Sénat
45 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
49 G$
GDP / capita
7,027 $
Growth
6.6 %
Inflation
4.0 %
Unemployment
4.8 %
Defense / GDP
0.9 %
Life expectancy
74.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.58/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
63/100
Corruption (CPI)
24/100
Press freedom (RSF)
55/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#105
Annual budget
0.4 Md$
Defense effort
0.9 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
11 Md$
Imports
15 Md$
Balance
-4 Md$
Top exports
- 35% Soja + tourteaux
Top imports
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
58%
-
GBR
60%
-
FRA
65%
-
DEU
65%
-
RUS
31%
-
CHN
35%
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BRA
67%
Abstention: 22%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.756/1
Gini
44.2
Refugees hosted
4,621
Refugees originating
162
National anthem
Paraguayos, República o muerte
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OAS
- Mercosur
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,179 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 271, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)