El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
El Salvador
-3.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Puerto Rico
-2.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
El Salvador rank
179th
Puerto Rico rank
178th
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) over time
- El Salvador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports -2.91 % change on previous year against -3.6 % change on previous year in El Salvador, a difference of 0.69 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 179th and Puerto Rico ranks 178th of 185 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 | 9.64 % change on previous year | 14.49 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 15.6 % change on previous year | 12.01 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 6.91 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 10.61 % change on previous year | 6.59 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 7.25 % change on previous year | 4.07 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.32 % change on previous year | -2.51 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5.95 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at -2.91 % change on previous year against -3.6 % change on previous year in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu) between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 0.69 % change on previous year, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- El Salvador ranks 179th and Puerto Rico ranks 178th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), 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 General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.