Puerto Rico vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Puerto Rico
40,883 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2,779 current US$ per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
31st
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
32nd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 40,883 current US$ per person against 2,779 current US$ per person in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 38,104 current US$ per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 14.7 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 31st and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,451 current US$ per person | 117.04 current US$ per person | 1,334 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 3,243 current US$ per person | 175.06 current US$ per person | 3,068 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 6,085 current US$ per person | 323.61 current US$ per person | 5,762 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 10,590 current US$ per person | 379.97 current US$ per person | 10,210 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 17,588 current US$ per person | 737 current US$ per person | 16,851 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 23,352 current US$ per person | 1,687 current US$ per person | 21,666 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 34,771 current US$ per person | 2,454 current US$ per person | 32,317 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$), per capita, Puerto Rico or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Puerto Rico, at 40,883 current US$ per person against 2,779 current US$ per person in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Puerto Rico and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 38,104 current US$ per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 31st and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.