Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
Key information about Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 0.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2024, compared with a growth equal to 1.9 % in the previous quarter.
- Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2000 to Jun 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 6.9 % in Mar 2002 and a record low -10.8 % in Dec 2002.
CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Paraguay provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Paraguay average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2008 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investment based on BPM5.
Related information about Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Paraguay, Current Account recorded a surplus of 37.7 USD mn in Jun 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 172.2 USD mn in Mar 2022.
- Paraguay Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 157.0 USD mn in Mar 2022.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment remained the same 0.0 USD mn in Jun 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 11.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Paraguay's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2000 to Jun 2024 in the chart:
What was Paraguay's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Jun 2024?
Paraguay Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 0.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2024, compared with a growth equal to 1.9 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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-0.3 Jun 2024 | 1.9 Mar 2024 | -10.8 Dec 2002 | 6.9 Mar 2002 | % | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 6.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Algeria (%) | 0.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2024 |
Argentina (%) | 1.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
Armenia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2024 |
Australia (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2024 |
Austria (%) | -1.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2022 |
Azerbaijan (%) | -0.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
Bahrain (%) | 6.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2024 |
Bangladesh (%) | 0.3 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
Belarus (%) | -0.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2024 |
Belgium (%) | -17.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
Bolivia (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2024 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 2.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Botswana (%) | 4.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
Brazil (%) | 3.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Brunei (%) | -10.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
Bulgaria (%) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Cambodia (%) | 9.0 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
Canada (%) | 3.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2024 |
Chile (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
China (%) | -0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
Colombia (%) | 3.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
Croatia (%) | 2.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Cyprus (%) | 34.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Czech Republic (%) | 4.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Denmark (%) | 6.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
Ecuador (%) | 0.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
Egypt (%) | 30.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2024 |
Estonia (%) | 5.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
European Union (%) | 0.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
Finland (%) | 4.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2023 |
France (%) | 0.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
Georgia (%) | 7.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2024 |
Germany (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2024 |
Ghana (%) | 1.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
Greece (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 33.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
Hungary (%) | -93.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2024 |
Iceland (%) | 3.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
India (%) | 1.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2024 |
Indonesia (%) | 2.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
Iran (%) | 0.1 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
Ireland (%) | 8.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
Israel (%) | 4.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Italy (%) | 1.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Mar 2023 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 2.2 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Japan (%) | 0.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
Jordan (%) | 2.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2024 |
Kazakhstan (%) | -0.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Kenya (%) | 0.7 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
South Korea (%) | 1.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
Kosovo (%) | 8.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Kuwait (%) | 0.3 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
Laos (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
Latvia (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Lebanon (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
Lithuania (%) | 3.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2023 |
Luxembourg (%) | -120.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
Macau SAR, China (%) | 1.2 2023 | yearly | 1982 - 2023 |
North Macedonia (%) | 6.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
Malaysia (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
Malta (%) | 169.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Mauritius (%) | 67.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Mexico (%) | 1.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
Moldova (%) | 1.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Mongolia (%) | 9.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Montenegro (%) | 7.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Morocco (%) | 1.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2024 |
Mozambique (%) | 33.6 2021 | yearly | 1986 - 2021 |
Myanmar (%) | 0.6 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2021 |
Nepal (%) | 0.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
Netherlands (%) | 0.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2024 |
New Zealand (%) | 2.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Nigeria (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Norway (%) | -0.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
Oman (%) | 11.5 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2024 | yearly | 1977 - 2024 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 2.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2024 |
Panama (%) | 3.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
Paraguay (%) | -0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Peru (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
Philippines (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
Poland (%) | 0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Portugal (%) | 0.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
Qatar (%) | 0.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
Romania (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Russia (%) | 0.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2022 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2024 |
Serbia (%) | 6.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
Singapore (%) | 25.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Slovakia (%) | 0.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Slovenia (%) | 3.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2023 |
South Africa (%) | -0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2024 |
Spain (%) | 1.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Jun 2024 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 1.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
Sweden (%) | 1.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Mar 2023 |
Switzerland (%) | 6.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2023 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Jun 2024 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -111.343 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 460.137 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2024 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2024 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 13,433.8 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 36.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2024 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PYG bn) | 96,759.226 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PYG bn) | 183,676.977 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (PYG bn) | 89,305.091 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
Central Government: Revenue: Total (PYG mn) | 4,457,167.226 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
Central Government: Expenditure: Total (PYG mn) | 5,317,326.261 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
Central Government: Operating Balance (PYG mn) | -860,159.035 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
Central Government: Net Acquisition of Nonfinancial Assets (NANFA) (PYG mn) | 718,501.520 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
Central Government: Loan Net / Net Debt (PYG mn) | -1,578,660.555 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.724 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | -220.6 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,124.4 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | -21.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2024 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 8,993.137 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 69,933.739 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 12,879.731 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,345.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | -2.4 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2024 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 219,155.393 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 235,760.563 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 30.433 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1978 - Aug 2024 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 267.426 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 20.529 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,250.250 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Exports: Primary Products: Soy (USD th) | 62,567.373 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Exports: Agricultural Products: Beef (USD th) | 144,571.266 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Exports: Fuels & Energy: Electric Power (USD th) | 79,473.382 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Exports: Agricultural Products: Cakes, Soy Flours & Pellets (USD th) | 20,555.905 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Exports: Agricultural Products: Soybean Oil (USD th) | 15,208.367 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Exports: fob: Brazil (USD th) | 935,173.188 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Exports: fob: Russia (USD th) | 55,542.417 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Exports: fob: Uruguay (USD th) | 47,763.237 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Exports: fob: Chile (USD th) | 223,477.698 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Exports: fob: Argentina (USD th) | 869,133.134 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuels & Lubricants: Gas oil (USD th) | 88,052.625 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Other Engines & Equipment (USD th) | 110,084.055 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Chemicals (USD th) | 119,045.678 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Computers (USD th) | 12,440.105 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Imports: Capital Goods: MAM: Spare Parts & Accessories for Machines, Engines & E... (USD th) | 71,353.043 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Imports: fob: China (USD th) | 1,250,249.566 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Imports: fob: United States (USD th) | 267,425.863 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Imports: fob: Brazil (USD th) | 1,027,819.155 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Imports: fob: Argentina (USD th) | 285,916.279 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Imports: fob: Japan (USD th) | 66,791.318 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
Export Value Index (2015=100) | 126.216 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Import Value Index (2015=100) | 131.760 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 157.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 37.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 172.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 0.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 0.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
External Debt (USD mn) | 21,762.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2022 |
External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 55.7 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 4,654.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2021 |
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 11.6 2021 | yearly | 2002 - 2021 |
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -0.121 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -16,092.214 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2024 |
BoP: Current Account: Services: Exports (USD mn) | 245.177 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: Current Account: Services: Imports (USD mn) | -318.600 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) | -3,361.324 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2018 |
External Debt: Banks: Short Term (USD mn) | 514.311 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2018 |
External Debt: Monetary Authority: Short Term (USD mn) | 0.000 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2018 |
External Debt: Others: Short Term (USD mn) | 4,126.020 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2018 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 2.4 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2024 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 5,429.498 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Oct 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 10,164.324 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Oct 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | 11.5 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 1989 - Oct 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 8,547.6 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Nov 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 20.660 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.4 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 698.550 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Nov 2024 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 21,052.857 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 14.9 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 21,145.7 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 16.8 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2024 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 21,294.574 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 19.70 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Oct 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 40.92 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2023 |
Monetary Aggregate: Monetary Base (PYG mn) | 27,402,026.744 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Monetary Aggregate: M2 (PYG mn) | 80,053,298.100 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Monetary Aggregate: M1 (PYG mn) | 42,762,239.693 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Monetary Aggregate: M3 (PYG mn) | 149,238,596.771 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
International Reserves: USD (USD mn) | 6,783.55 Aug 2018 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Aug 2018 |
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