Americas · South America
Capital: Asunción
Paraguay
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Paraguay in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #96
Paraguay's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
7.0M
#106 of 196
46th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$49.28B
#96 of 196
51st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$414.0M
#114 of 196
42nd percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$60.9M
#101 of 196
49th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$9.57B
#80 of 196
59th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Asunción
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- South America
- Country code
- PRY
Three interesting facts
Paraguay shares land borders with 3 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Paraguay spans roughly 406,752 square kilometers, placing it around 59th by area in this factbook.
Paraguay’s position in South America places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Paraguay on the map
Paraguay is located in Central South America, northeast of Argentina, southwest of Brazil. Its terrain is grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay, Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest and thorny scrub elsewhere. The climate is subtropical to temperate, substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west. In area, the country is about three times the size of New York State, slightly smaller than California.
Economy
Economic profile
Paraguay's economy is characterized by upper middle-income South American economy, COVID-19 hit while still recovering from 2019 Argentina-driven recession, global hydroelectricity leader, major corruption and money-laundering locale, highly agrarian economy, significant income inequality. Major industries include sugar processing, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, base metals, electric power. Important agricultural products include soybeans, sugarcane, maize, cassava, wheat, rice, milk, beef, oranges, bananas (2023). Notable exports include soybeans, beef, electricity, corn, soybean meal (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Paraguay has an estimated population of 6,109,644. Language and cultural traditions vary across Paraguay. The population includes Mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry) 95%, other 5%. The urban population represents 63.1% of total population (2023).
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