Canada vs Puerto Rico: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Canada
1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.9962 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
152nd
Puerto Rico rank
155th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Canada
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9962 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.3138 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 152nd and Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9987 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.9782 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9956 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0174 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 1.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.991 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1943 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.227 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9954 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.209 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9977 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.093 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9993 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2496 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Canada or Puerto Rico?
- Canada, at 1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9962 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3138 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Canada ranks 152nd and Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.