Final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Final consumption expenditure was 86.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico, 1963–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico is 86.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico peaked at 101.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2001.
Puerto Rico ranks 65th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 90.1% | — |
| 1964 | 92.5% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 90.6% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 91.7% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 88.1% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 86.6% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 86.5% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 91.8% | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 91.3% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 98.6% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 101.5% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 100.6% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 96.3% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 91.9% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 90.3% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 90.3% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 89.2% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 91.8% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 88.5% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 86.4% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 84.8% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 83.3% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 79.3% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 77.7% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 76.0% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 75.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 75.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 72.3% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.6% | 86.6% | 92.5% | 7 |
| 1970s | 94.3% | 86.5% | 101.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.6% | 82.0% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 71.8% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 65.5% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 66.7% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 71.0% | 86.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 62 Cameroon 87.0% compare
- 63 Ethiopia 86.8% compare
- 64 South Sudan 86.5% compare
- 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.2% compare
- 67 Equatorial Guinea 85.6% compare
- 68 Eswatini 85.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.519 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 21,082 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 5,519 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1359 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico?
- Final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico was 86.4% 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 101.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2001.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Puerto Rico ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.