Puerto Rico vs South Asia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Puerto Rico
40,883 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Asia
2,779 current US$ per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
31st
South Asia rank
32nd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- South Asia
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 40,883 current US$ per person against 2,779 current US$ per person in South Asia, a difference of 38,104 current US$ per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 14.7 times South Asia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 31st and South Asia 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 | 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$), per capita, Puerto Rico or South Asia?
- Puerto Rico, at 40,883 current US$ per person against 2,779 current US$ per person in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Puerto Rico and South Asia?
- 38,104 current US$ per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and South Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and South Asia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.