Paraguay | Imports and Exports | World | Iron and steel | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
| Commodity | Reporter | Partner | Trade flow | Indicator | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 72. Iron and steel | Paraguay | World | Exports | Value (US$) | 27,502,339.00 | 25,508,849.00 | 29,535,956.00 | 17,951,352.00 | 9,369,599.00 | 16,977,847.00 | 30,765,278.00 | 27,916,859.00 | 16,699,665.00 | 36,314,572.00 | 73,900,706.27 | 57,339,252.21 |
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | -3.86 | -7.24 | 15.78 | -39.22 | -47.80 | 81.20 | 81.20 | -9.25 | -40.18 | 117.45 | 103.50 | -22.41 | ||||
| Imports | Value (US$) | 249,887,727.00 | 288,997,263.00 | 339,433,066.00 | 249,230,692.00 | 196,348,901.00 | 251,587,018.00 | 358,648,746.00 | 263,360,902.00 | 239,766,805.00 | 438,553,129.00 | 397,413,571.92 | 346,493,849.50 | |||
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | -1.48 | 15.65 | 17.45 | -26.57 | -21.21 | 28.13 | 42.55 | -26.56 | -8.95 | 82.90 | -9.38 | -12.81 |
The value of exports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" from Paraguay totalled $ 57 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 72 from Paraguay decreased by 22% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" decreased by $ 16.5 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 72 from Paraguay amounted $73 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" amounted to 0.482% of total exports from Paraguay (cumulative merchandise exports from Paraguay totalled $ 11.8 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 72 in total exports from Paraguay decreased by 0.26 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.742% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Paraguay were equal to $ 9.94 billion).
Where does Paraguay export Iron and steel?
Top export destinations of "Iron and steel" from Paraguay in 2023:
- India with a share of 29% (16.8 million US$)
- Brazil with a share of 21% (12.1 million US$)
- Argentina with a share of 20% (11.9 million US$)
- USA with a share of 14.2% (8.15 million US$)
- Uruguay with a share of 3.77% (2.16 million US$)
- Netherlands with a share of 3.61% (2.07 million US$)
- Bolivia with a share of 2.25% (1.29 million US$)
- Canada with a share of 1.62% (931 thousand US$)
- Other Asia, nes with a share of 1.18% (679 thousand US$)
- Hong Kong - 327 thousand US$
Exports structure of 72 - Iron and steel - from Paraguay in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 49% (28 million US$): 7202 - Ferro-alloys.
- 37% (21 million US$): 7204 - Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel.
- 10.7% (6.15 million US$): 7214 - Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling
- 1.33% (767 thousand US$): 7215 - Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel
- 0.648% (371 thousand US$): 7216 - Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel
- 0.1% (57 thousand US$): 7208 - Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated
- 0.069% (40 thousand US$): 7229 - Wire of other alloy steel
- 0.055% (32 thousand US$): 7207 - Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel
- 0.038% (22 thousand US$): 7217 - Wire of iron or non-alloy steel
- 0% (380 US$): 7223 - Wire of stainless steel
The value of imports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" to Paraguay totalled $ 346 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 72 to Paraguay decreased by 12.8% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" decreased by $ 50 million (the value of imports of commodity group 72 to Paraguay was equal to $397 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" accounted for 2.15% of total import flow to Paraguay (in 2023, total imports to Paraguay amounted to $ 16.1 billion). The share of commodity group 72 in total imports to Paraguay decreased by 0.351 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 2.5% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Paraguay were equal to $ 15.8 billion).
Where does Paraguay import Iron and steel from?
Top trading partners (import of "Iron and steel") of Paraguay in 2023:
- China with a share of 37% (128 million US$)
- Brazil with a share of 26% (90 million US$)
- Argentina with a share of 18.9% (65 million US$)
- India with a share of 6.95% (24 million US$)
- Turkey with a share of 5.79% (20 million US$)
- Chile with a share of 2.06% (7.15 million US$)
- Spain - 2.38 million US$
- United Arab Emirates - 2 million US$
- Mexico - 780 thousand US$
- Other Asia, nes - 690 thousand US$
Imports structure of 72 - Iron and steel - to Paraguay in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 26% (93 million US$): 7208 - Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated
- 20% (71 million US$): 7210 - Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated
- 12.1% (41 million US$): 7214 - Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling
- 11% (38 million US$): 7209 - Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated
- 7.64% (26 million US$): 7213 - Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel
- 6.81% (23 million US$): 7216 - Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel
- 6.59% (22 million US$): 7217 - Wire of iron or non-alloy steel
- 2.56% (8.9 million US$): 7219 - Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more
- 1.39% (4.85 million US$): 7226 - Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm
- 0.833% (2.88 million US$): 7225 - Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more
