Portugal vs Puerto Rico: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Portugal ranks 158th and Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Portugal or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Portugal and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Puerto Rico rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Portugal ranks 158th and Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.