1.  Overview the trade of PARAGUAY in goods current year until 202209

According to Dalian Infobank, in 202209, PARAGUAY's exports and imports of goods amounted to 2368.7425 million, and were up 15.48% comparing with the same period of last year. Among these, exports were up 7.09% at 905.6248 million, and imports were up 21.36% at 1463.1177 million. And the corresponding trade deficit was 557.4930 million and up 54.89%.

During the current year until 202209, PARAGUAY's total exports and imports of goods were 19574.9949 million and were up 11.63% comparing to the same period of last year. Among these, exports were 7727.7666 million and down 5.07%; imports were 11847.2283 million and up 26.10%. The total trade deficit was 4119.4617 million and up 228.39%.

If considering by country (region), BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, CHINA, UNITED STATES, CHILE were PARAGUAY's top five trading partners. During the current year until 202209, PARAGUAY's imports and exports to five countries/territories were 5526.4458 million, 4109.4685 million, 2072.7424 million, 1852.9718 million, 1005.9396 million. These values correspond to 28.23%, 20.99%, 10.59%, 9.47%, 5.14% of PARAGUAY's imports and exports, and, respectively, were up 11.47%, up 5.31%, up 33.49%, up 16.67%, down 4.07% comparing to the same period of last year.

Current year until 202209, PARAGUAY and the top five trade partners BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, CHILE, RUSSIA, UNITED STATES are the top five countries/territories that PARAGUAY exports to in terms of the total export amount. During the current year until 202209, PARAGUAY's exports to these five countries/territories were 2767.9038 million, 1791.9254 million, 733.0055 million, 320.1855 million, 190.0965 million. These values correspond to 35.82%, 23.19%, 9.49%, 4.14%, 2.46% of PARAGUAY's exports and, respectively, were up 3.67%, down 18.00%, down 7.48%, down 48.54%, up 38.61% comparing with the same period of last year.

Current year until 202209, PARAGUAY's exports to top five countries/territories BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, CHINA, UNITED STATES, URUGUAY are the top five countries/territories that PARAGUAY imports from in terms of the total export amount. During the current year until 202209, PARAGUAY's imports from these five countries/territories were 2758.5420 million, 2317.5431 million, 2053.9888 million, 1662.8753 million, 384.9957 million. These values correspond to 23.28%, 19.56%, 17.34%, 14.04%, 3.25% of PARAGUAY's total imports and, respectively, were up 20.57%, up 34.98%, up 34.25%, up 14.60%, up 53.96% comparing with the same period of last year.

During the current year until 202209, the trade surplus of PARAGUAY was mainly from CHILE, RUSSIA, TAIWAN, ISRAEL, POLAND at 460.0713 million, 251.1833 million, 143.2910 million, 116.8683 million, 113.6761 million, and down 14.16%, down 56.54%, up 48.15%, down 8.61%, up 17.67%. And the trade deficits were mainly from CHINA, UNITED STATES, ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, GERMANY at 2035.2351 million, 1472.7789 million, 525.6177 million, 212.9525 million, 164.3383 million, and up 35.03%, up 12.09%, down 212.23%, up 61.55%, up 2.49%.

Current year until 202209, PARAGUAY's trade surplus or deficit with top five countries/territories During the current year until 202209,  commodities with hs2 codes, 27, 85, 02, 84, 12, were PARAGUAY's top five traded commodities. They correspond to the import and export values of 3074.2462 million, 2083.1077 million, 1502.7322 million, 1377.2027 million, 1290.7347 million, which were up 27.71%, up 17.77%, up 13.97%, up 15.75%, down 52.37% comparing with the same period of last year and account for 15.70%, 10.64%, 7.68%, 7.04%, 6.59% of PARAGUAY's total imports and exports.

During the current year until 202209, 02, 12, 27, 10, 23 were PARAGUAY's top five traded commodities, with total import and export values of 1485.3936 million, 1250.5819 million, 1178.2428 million, 929.6751 million, 626.8115 million. These values correspond to 19.22%, 16.18%, 15.25%, 12.03%, 8.11% of PARAGUAY's total exports and, respectively, were up 12.83%, down 53.35%, down 3.11%, up 63.02%, up 3.32% comparing to the same period of last year.

During the current year until 202209, 27, 85, 84, 87, 31 were PARAGUAY's top five traded commodities, with total import values of 1896.0033 million, 1861.8677 million, 1364.7106 million, 969.8876 million, 552.5275 million. These values correspond to 16.00%, 15.72%, 11.52%, 8.19%, 4.66% of PARAGUAY's total exports and, respectively, were up 59.18%, up 17.91%, up 15.74%, up 21.05%, up 43.76% comparing to the same period of last year.

2. Current year until 202209, PARAGUAY binational trade profile

According to Dalian Infobank, during the current year until 202209, PARAGUAY-China binational exports and imports of goods amounted to 2072.7424 million and were up 33.49% comparing with the same period of last year. Among these, exports from PARAGUAY to China were 18.7537 million and down 17.38%, imports from China to PARAGUAY were 2053.9888 million and up 34.25%. The total binational trade deficit was 2035.2351 million and up 35.03%.

During the urrent year until 202209, commodities with hs2 code, 85, 84, 29, 40, 87, were binational trade's top five traded commodities. They correspond to import and export values of 393.3709 million, 289.0293 million, 228.1921 million, 176.5615 million, 157.6317 million and makes up 18.98%, 13.94%, 11.01%, 8.52%, 7.60% of the total binational imports and exports. These values were also up 24.55%, up 40.46%, up 55.77%, up 8.29%, up 44.27% comparing to the same period last year.

During the current year until 202209, 74, 41, 44, 38, 33 were the top five traded commodities exported to China from PARAGUAY, with export values of 6.5636 million, 5.2838 million, 4.7719 million, 0.7227 million, 0.6981 million. These values account for 35.00%, 28.17%, 25.45%, 3.85%, 3.72% of PARAGUAY's total exports and were up 81.37%, down 60.17%, up 174.46%, 0, up 13.77% comparing to the same period of last year.

During the current year until 202209, 85, 84, 29, 40, 87 were PARAGUAY's top five traded commodities importing from China , with import values of 393.1964 million, 289.0293 million, 228.1921 million, 176.4346 million, 157.6317 million. These values account for 19.14%, 14.07%, 11.11%, 8.59%, 7.67% of PARAGUAY's total imports and were up 24.61%, up 40.54%, up 55.78%, up 8.57%, up 44.27% comparing with the same period of last year.

3.Analysis of import and export trends

Data Source: Central Bank