Puerto Rico vs Spain: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Puerto Rico
40,883 current US$ per person
in 2025
Spain
37,150 current US$ per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
31st
Spain rank
33rd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- Spain
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 40,883 current US$ per person against 37,150 current US$ per person in Spain, a difference of 3,733 current US$ per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,243 current US$ per person | 3,023 current US$ per person | 220.48 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 6,085 current US$ per person | 6,671 current US$ per person | 585.52 current US$ per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 10,590 current US$ per person | 15,155 current US$ per person | 4,566 current US$ per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 17,588 current US$ per person | 25,835 current US$ per person | 8,247 current US$ per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 23,352 current US$ per person | 28,441 current US$ per person | 5,089 current US$ per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 34,771 current US$ per person | 31,764 current US$ per person | 3,007 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$), per capita, Puerto Rico or Spain?
- Puerto Rico, at 40,883 current US$ per person against 37,150 current US$ per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Puerto Rico and Spain?
- 3,733 current US$ per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Spain rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.