GDP growth in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: GDP growth was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Puerto Rico, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Puerto Rico is 0.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.0% on the previous year and up 130.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Puerto Rico peaked at 9.4% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -4.4%, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.0% | — |
| 1962 | 8.3% | +18.2% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 7.1% | -18.4% |
| 1965 | 9.2% | +30.4% |
| 1966 | 7.5% | -18.5% |
| 1967 | 6.2% | -17.0% |
| 1968 | 5.2% | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 9.4% | +81.0% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 6.4% | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 7.2% | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -54.0% |
| 1975 | -0.7% | -122.4% |
| 1976 | 6.2% | -1053.8% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 7.9% | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | -46.3% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -72.9% |
| 1982 | -1.6% | -235.6% |
| 1983 | -2.3% | +50.5% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -353.1% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -47.8% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | +60.7% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | -26.4% |
| 1990 | -2.8% | -165.5% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -181.1% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +98.1% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -49.1% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +110.9% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -39.3% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +93.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -85.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -94.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +16277.2% |
| 2005 | -2.0% | -122.7% |
| 2006 | -1.4% | -29.1% |
| 2007 | -1.2% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | -1.8% | +58.6% |
| 2009 | -2.0% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | -0.4% | -78.8% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -108.2% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | -1148.1% |
| 2014 | -1.2% | +288.0% |
| 2015 | -1.0% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | -1.3% | +20.4% |
| 2017 | -2.9% | +128.3% |
| 2018 | -4.4% | +51.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -138.4% |
| 2020 | -4.2% | -349.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -109.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +667.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -75.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +334.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 5.2% | 9.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.8% | -0.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -2.3% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | -2.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -2.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -4.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -4.2% | 3.2% | 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 gdp growth in Puerto Rico?
- Gdp growth in Puerto Rico was 0.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1969.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.4% in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gdp growth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.3%. 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.