Final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Final consumption expenditure was 3.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico is 3.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 211.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico peaked at 83.0% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -38.2%, in 1977.
Puerto Rico ranks 87th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 8.2% | — |
| 1966 | 8.9% | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | -75.7% |
| 1968 | 7.2% | +230.0% |
| 1969 | 9.1% | +26.6% |
| 1970 | 14.8% | +63.0% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | -76.4% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | +285.7% |
| 1973 | 7.0% | -48.2% |
| 1974 | -2.1% | -130.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -118.3% |
| 1976 | 83.0% | +21162.7% |
| 1977 | -38.2% | -146.0% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | -114.0% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | -16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -81.2% |
| 1981 | -0.9% | -211.7% |
| 1982 | -1.0% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -424.9% |
| 1984 | 5.2% | +63.6% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | +33.5% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | -20.9% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -44.5% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | -8.6% |
| 1991 | -1.0% | -144.4% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -388.2% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +40.4% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | -8.2% | -302.3% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | -364.4% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -74.0% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -30.7% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +32.5% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -68.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +140.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +102.5% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -58.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -73.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +26.8% |
| 2008 | -1.7% | -277.9% |
| 2009 | -2.0% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -132.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +44.5% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +140.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -50.8% |
| 2014 | -1.6% | -241.5% |
| 2015 | -2.9% | +85.0% |
| 2016 | -1.6% | -44.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -226.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +130.3% |
| 2020 | -4.5% | -196.1% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -537.4% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -72.5% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -70.6% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +49.8% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | +33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 2.2% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | -38.2% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | -1.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | -8.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -2.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -2.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | -4.5% | 19.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -5.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 27,496 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -5.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 5,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1359 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8029 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1359 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico?
- Final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico was 3.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 1976.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.2% in 1977.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Puerto Rico ranks 87th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.