Ecuador vs Puerto Rico: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Ecuador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2% against 0.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 5.7 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 139th and Puerto Rico ranks 137th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 11.3% | 5.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 7.2% | 4.3% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 5.4% | 3.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 2.8% | 2.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 2.0% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.1% | -0.8% | 5.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Ecuador or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.2% against 0.0% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Puerto Rico rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Ecuador ranks 139th and Puerto Rico ranks 137th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). 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 is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.