Added value in manufacturing as a share of GDP rose 5.10% to 19.7% in Paraguay in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, added value in manufacturing as a share of GDP in Paraguay reached an all time high of 20.3% in 2008 and an all time low of 13.7% in 1997. When compared to Paraguay's main peers, added value in manufacturing as a share of GDP in Argentina amounted to 15.5%, 10.7% in Bolivia, 9.65% in Brazil and 8.66% in Chile in 2021.
Paraguay has been ranked 23rd within the group of 146 countries we follow in terms of added value in manufacturing as a share of GDP, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Manufacturing, Added Value (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Argentina | % | 14.2% | 13.5% | 12.8% | 14.1% | 13.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 10.2% | 11.0% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 10.5% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 10.4% | 9.71% | 9.16% | 9.60% | 8.99% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 19.4% | 19.1% | 19.5% | 19.0% | 18.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 13.8% | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.2% | 12.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | % | 13.2% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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