China vs Puerto Rico: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita
China
5,381 current US$ per person
in 2024
Puerto Rico
5,782 current US$ per person
in 2025
China rank
56th
Puerto Rico rank
53rd
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita over time
- China
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 5,782 current US$ per person against 5,381 current US$ per person in China, a difference of 401 current US$ per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
China ranks 56th and Puerto Rico ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.22 current US$ per person | 315.72 current US$ per person | 290.49 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 52.91 current US$ per person | 618.34 current US$ per person | 565.43 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 89.74 current US$ per person | 814.09 current US$ per person | 724.35 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 211.22 current US$ per person | 1,982 current US$ per person | 1,770 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 816.6 current US$ per person | 3,096 current US$ per person | 2,279 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 3,409 current US$ per person | 3,015 current US$ per person | 393.61 current US$ per person | China |
| 2020s | 5,245 current US$ per person | 4,642 current US$ per person | 603.3 current US$ per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, China or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 5,782 current US$ per person against 5,381 current US$ per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between China and Puerto Rico?
- 401 current US$ per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?
- China ranks 56th and Puerto Rico ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.