Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Bahamas
1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Puerto Rico
1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bahamas rank
151st
Puerto Rico rank
153rd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Bahamas ranks 151st and Puerto Rico ranks 153rd of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8656 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2576 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.9534 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.058 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9256 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1247 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.9739 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8289 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.145 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8036 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2337 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9499 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0881 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?
- Bahamas, at 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 0.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 151st and Puerto Rico ranks 153rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current 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 (current 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.