Puerto Rico vs United States of America: Gross capital formation
Puerto Rico
3.4%
in 2025
United States of America
3.5%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
99th
United States of America rank
97th
Gross capital formation over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 99th and United States of America ranks 97th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3.4% | 5.1% | 8.4% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 3.4% | 4.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 5.0% | 2.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -2.7% | -0.1% | 2.6% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% | United States of America |
| 2020s | -100.1% | 2.8% | 102.9% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Puerto Rico or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Puerto Rico and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States of America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States of America rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Puerto Rico ranks 99th and United States of America ranks 97th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.