El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.9773 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.8641 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
147th
Puerto Rico rank
150th
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.9773 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8641 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1132 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 147th and Puerto Rico ranks 150th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8875 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8898 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.8341 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9434 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1092 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.9305 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.876 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0546 current LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.9627 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7547 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.208 current LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3137 current LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.9986 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1722 current LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
- El Salvador, at 0.9773 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8641 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1132 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 147th and Puerto Rico ranks 150th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.