Regional export playbook

Paraguay in Latin America and Caribbean
where to look next

Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and product opportunities across Latin America and Caribbean. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

PRY10 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$86.0BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets10Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets4Reported access indicator
Avg. distance2,971 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days39Business entry indicator

Latin America and Caribbean regional view

Should Paraguay focus here?

The answer depends on demand, product fit, access, competition, and route economics. This playbook shows where the available trade signals are strongest.

Largest market shown

Brazil

$54.4B calculated opportunity across 41 screened products.

Regional footprint

10 buyer markets

Reported trade and access indicators are available for the qualifying markets shown below.

How to use the guide

Compare demand with access

Start with the strongest markets, then validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, and competition at product level.

Market comparison

Which markets deserve a closer look?

Markets are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity across the qualifying products in this regional view.

MarketOpportunityProductsFTADistanceEntry daysTop product
BrazilBRA$54.4B41Reported1,135 km17Product not reported
ChileCHL$13.2B8Reported1,558 km4Product not reported
PeruPER$6.3B6Not reported2,508 km26Product not reported
ColombiaCOL$4.8B4Not reported3,821 km10Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed
PanamaPAN$3.0B1Not reported4,482 km6Product not reported
ArgentinaARG$2.2B3Reported1,051 km12Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc
VenezuelaVEN$554.8M1Not reported4,113 km230Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars
EcuadorECU$549.2M1Not reported3,574 km49Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil
BoliviaBOL$468.1M1Reported1,462 km40Product not reported
CubaCUB$441.2M1Not reported6,009 km0Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen

Top regional opportunities

Products and markets to review

The rows below are screened by reported buyer demand, exporter position, and available history. Calculated opportunity is a research signal, not a forecast.

RankMarketProductOpportunityBuyer growthCurrent share
1ChileCHLHS 271019Product description unavailable$7.2B+13.8%+0.0%
2BrazilBRAHS 271019Product description unavailable$7.0B+9.0%+0.0%
3BrazilBRAHS 880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg$5.4B+12.4%+0.0%
4BrazilBRAHS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes$4.3B+17.9%+0.0%
5BrazilBRAHS 870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$3.8B+7.8%+0.0%
6PanamaPANHS 271019Product description unavailable$3.0B+9.8%+0.0%
7PeruPERHS 271019Product description unavailable$2.5B+10.0%+0.0%
8BrazilBRAHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$2.3B+8.4%+0.0%
9ChileCHLHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$2.0B+14.6%+0.0%
10ColombiaCOLHS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$1.8B+8.4%+0.3%
11BrazilBRAHS 310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride$1.8B+10.3%+0.0%
12BrazilBRAHS 271012Product description unavailable$1.8B+3.6%+0.0%
13ColombiaCOLHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$1.7B+9.4%+0.0%
14BrazilBRAHS 380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$1.7B+11.7%+2.4%
15BrazilBRAHS 850440Electrical static converters$1.6B+10.7%+0.0%
16BrazilBRAHS 851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$1.6B+8.4%+0.0%
17BrazilBRAHS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$1.4B+11.8%+0.0%
18BrazilBRAHS 870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$1.2B+6.3%+0.0%
19PeruPERHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$1.2B+14.5%+0.0%
20BrazilBRAHS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$1.1B+4.3%+7.1%

Sector opportunities

Which product families lead?

HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.

HS2 00

HS2 sector 00

8 screened products with $33.1B of reported buyer imports.

$23.9BCalculated opportunity · +9.6% average growth

HS2 85

HS2 sector 85

18 screened products with $24.5B of reported buyer imports.

$22.3BCalculated opportunity · +11.2% average growth

HS2 87

HS2 sector 87

9 screened products with $13.1B of reported buyer imports.

$9.9BCalculated opportunity · +7.1% average growth

HS2 88

HS2 sector 88

1 screened products with $4.0B of reported buyer imports.

$5.4BCalculated opportunity · +12.4% average growth

HS2 84

HS2 sector 84

7 screened products with $5.1B of reported buyer imports.

$5.3BCalculated opportunity · +10.2% average growth

HS2 10

HS2 sector 10

5 screened products with $5.1B of reported buyer imports.

$4.9BCalculated opportunity · +6.4% average growth

HS2 31

HS2 sector 31

3 screened products with $6.4B of reported buyer imports.

$3.1BCalculated opportunity · +14.9% average growth

HS2 38

HS2 sector 38

2 screened products with $3.6B of reported buyer imports.

$2.4BCalculated opportunity · +12.9% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the Latin America and Caribbean export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.

Should Paraguay focus on this region?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.