Puerto Rico vs Vanuatu: Gross national expenditure

Puerto Rico
130.21 billion current LCU
in 2025
Vanuatu
189.76 billion current LCU
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
135th
Vanuatu rank
132nd

Gross national expenditure over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Vanuatu
050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B196319942025

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 189.76 billion current LCU against 130.21 billion current LCU in Puerto Rico, a difference of 59.56 billion current LCU.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.5 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 135th and Vanuatu ranks 132nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 22.38 billion current LCU 16.79 billion current LCU 5.59 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
1990s 39.02 billion current LCU 29.11 billion current LCU 9.92 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
2000s 66.82 billion current LCU 50.60 billion current LCU 16.21 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
2010s 82.17 billion current LCU 103.32 billion current LCU 21.15 billion current LCU Vanuatu
2020s 108.35 billion current LCU 176.39 billion current LCU 68.04 billion current LCU Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Puerto Rico or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 189.76 billion current LCU against 130.21 billion current LCU in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Puerto Rico and Vanuatu?
59.56 billion current LCU, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Vanuatu?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and Vanuatu rank globally for gross national expenditure?
Puerto Rico ranks 135th and Vanuatu ranks 132nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.