Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Cuba
0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Puerto Rico
1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cuba rank
154th
Puerto Rico rank
153rd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cuba, a difference of 0.0165 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Cuba ranks 154th and Puerto Rico ranks 153rd of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9618 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2166 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.9225 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0864 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.8791 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9256 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0466 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8289 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2065 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.9738 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8036 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1702 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8184 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.175 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9935 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0165 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 154th 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.