Ecuador vs Puerto Rico: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Ecuador
0.8791 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.8316 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ecuador rank
130th
Puerto Rico rank
132nd
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.8791 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8316 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0475 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 130th and Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 169 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.72 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 5.44 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.7 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7337 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 2.92 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8306 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.51 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.7 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.12 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5824 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8376 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1963 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.9389 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8426 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0963 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Ecuador or Puerto Rico?
- Ecuador, at 0.8791 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8316 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0475 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 130th and Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.