Ecuador vs Puerto Rico: Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate
Ecuador
0.0422 % change on previous year
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.2423 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ecuador rank
133rd
Puerto Rico rank
131st
Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate over time
- Ecuador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2423 % change on previous year against 0.0422 % change on previous year in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2001 % change on previous year.
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 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 131st of 166 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 | 5.67 % change on previous year | 11.29 % change on previous year | 5.62 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 11.5 % change on previous year | 7.21 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 5.37 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.0823 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 0.7431 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.07 % change on previous year | -0.8263 % change on previous year | 5.9 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.0098 % change on previous year | 0.3369 % change on previous year | 0.3271 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate, Ecuador or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.2423 % change on previous year against 0.0422 % change on previous year in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate between Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2001 % change on previous year, 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 government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 131st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Government spending vs. GDP. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.