Malta vs Puerto Rico: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Malta
38,706 current US$ per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
40,883 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
32nd
Puerto Rico rank
31st
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Malta
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 40,883 current US$ per person against 38,706 current US$ per person in Malta, a difference of 2,177 current US$ per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Malta ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,815 current US$ per person | 3,243 current US$ per person | 1,428 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 4,678 current US$ per person | 6,085 current US$ per person | 1,407 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 9,531 current US$ per person | 10,590 current US$ per person | 1,059 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 16,251 current US$ per person | 17,588 current US$ per person | 1,337 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 23,883 current US$ per person | 23,352 current US$ per person | 531.05 current US$ per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 32,785 current US$ per person | 34,771 current US$ per person | 1,986 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Malta or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 40,883 current US$ per person against 38,706 current US$ per person in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Malta and Puerto Rico?
- 2,177 current US$ per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Malta ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.