Soya beans — Revealed comparative advantage index in Paraguay
Paraguay: Soya beans — Revealed comparative advantage index was 9.85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Soya beans — Revealed comparative advantage index in Paraguay, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 9.85 for soya beans — revealed comparative advantage index in 2024.
The figure is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — revealed comparative advantage index in Paraguay peaked at 12.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.86, in 2022.
Paraguay ranks 1st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.43 | 7.49 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.95 | 3.86 | 9.85 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture share gdp 11.64 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 11.64 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 29.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.08 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 88,870 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — revealed comparative advantage index in Paraguay?
- Soya beans — revealed comparative advantage index in Paraguay was 9.85 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest soya beans — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 in 2022.
- How does Paraguay rank for soya beans — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Paraguay ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK