Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 19.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Puerto Rico, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 19.1% for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in 2021.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Puerto Rico peaked at 19.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1979.
Puerto Rico ranks 29th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.7% | — |
| 1971 | 7.7% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 7.9% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 8.2% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 8.0% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 7.8% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 8.6% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 12.2% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -1.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 19.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.2%, 1.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 19.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.8%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.7% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.1% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.1% | 19.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.2423 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,010 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Puerto Rico?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Puerto Rico was 19.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1979.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Puerto Rico ranks 29th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.