Jamaica vs Puerto Rico: GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate
Jamaica
0.082 % change on previous year
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.3176 % change on previous year
in 2025
Jamaica rank
194th
Puerto Rico rank
191st
GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate over time
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.3176 % change on previous year against 0.082 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2356 % change on previous year.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 3.9 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Jamaica ranks 194th and Puerto Rico ranks 191st of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.38 % change on previous year | 6.93 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.22 % change on previous year | 5.76 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 1.73 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.9279 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.167 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.12 % change on previous year | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.5646 % change on previous year | 0.4575 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate, Jamaica or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.3176 % change on previous year against 0.082 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate between Jamaica and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2356 % change on previous year, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Puerto Rico?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Puerto Rico rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 194th and Puerto Rico ranks 191st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.