Economy of Paraguay

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The Economy of Paraguay is a developing, landlocked South American economy driven largely by agriculture, hydroelectric power, and informal cross-border trade, with relatively low industrialization and high income inequality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national economy
agriculturalExportShare high
agriculturalProduct cassava
corn
cotton
soybeans
sugarcane
wheat
capitalCity Asunción NERFINISHED
continent South America
country Paraguay NERFINISHED
crossBorderTradePartner Argentina NERFINISHED
Brazil NERFINISHED
currency Paraguayan guaraní NERFINISHED
developmentStatus developing economy
dominantOwnershipPattern concentrated land ownership
economicSystem mixed economy
electricityExportingCountry true
exportOrientation commodity-dependent
fiscalAuthority Ministry of Finance of Paraguay NERFINISHED
incomeInequalityLevel high
industrializationLevel low
inequalityIndicator high Gini coefficient
informalEconomyShare large
keyInfrastructure Itaipu Dam NERFINISHED
Yacyretá Dam NERFINISHED
keyResource hydroelectric power
laborMarketCharacteristic large informal sector
landlockedCountry true
livestockProduct beef
mainSector agriculture
hydroelectric power
informal trade
services
majorExport beef
corn
electricity
soybean products
soybeans
wheat
majorImport consumer goods
fuels
machinery
manufactured goods
monetaryAuthority Central Bank of Paraguay NERFINISHED
regionalBlocMembership MERCOSUR NERFINISHED
UNASUR NERFINISHED
tradeCharacteristic re-export hub for goods to Brazil

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Paraguayan guaraní category Economy of Paraguay