Assessment of transport services, focus on river transport services

Paraguay has a total land surface of approximately 406,752 km2. Both Paraguay and its northerly neighbour, the Plurinational State of Bolivia – which is almost 3 times its size with 1.1 million km2, are the only two landlocked countries in South America. In a report by the United Nations Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), the cost of being landlocked for the Plurinational State of Bolivia was estimated to be 16 per cent “less developed” than what it could have been if it were not landlocked. For Paraguay, this figure was 11 per cent (UN-OHRLLS, 2016).

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Partnerships for the Goals