Ecuador vs Puerto Rico: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Ecuador
0.9648 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Puerto Rico
1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ecuador rank
156th
Puerto Rico rank
153rd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9648 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0452 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 156th and Puerto Rico ranks 153rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9982 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1668 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.9808 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1976 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.9785 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.9693 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9256 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0437 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.9689 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8289 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.9967 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8036 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1931 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.9823 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9593 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.023 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Ecuador or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9648 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0452 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 156th 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.