Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Bahamas
41,040 current US$ per person
in 2024
Puerto Rico
40,883 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bahamas rank
30th
Puerto Rico rank
31st
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Bahamas
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 41,040 current US$ per person against 40,883 current US$ per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 157 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Bahamas ranks 30th and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,478 current US$ per person | 4,034 current US$ per person | 555.72 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 7,896 current US$ per person | 5,929 current US$ per person | 1,967 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 14,953 current US$ per person | 10,590 current US$ per person | 4,363 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 26,823 current US$ per person | 17,588 current US$ per person | 9,235 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 31,015 current US$ per person | 23,352 current US$ per person | 7,663 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 34,979 current US$ per person | 33,548 current US$ per person | 1,430 current US$ per person | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?
- Bahamas, at 41,040 current US$ per person against 40,883 current US$ per person in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 157 current US$ per person, 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 us$), per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 30th and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. 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 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.