GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Puerto Rico, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Puerto Rico stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.8% on the previous year and up 152.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Puerto Rico peaked at 8.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -3.7%, in 1990.
That places Puerto Rico 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.2% | — |
| 1962 | 6.1% | +17.5% |
| 1963 | 6.3% | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 5.0% | -20.9% |
| 1965 | 7.5% | +50.9% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | -17.2% |
| 1967 | 5.4% | -13.4% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | -15.9% |
| 1969 | 8.5% | +87.0% |
| 1970 | 7.0% | -16.8% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | -33.8% |
| 1972 | 5.1% | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 4.1% | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -80.4% |
| 1975 | -2.5% | -409.3% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | -282.3% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | +25.6% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -54.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -99.7% |
| 1982 | -2.6% | -33726.9% |
| 1983 | -3.3% | +28.0% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -246.4% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -57.1% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +89.7% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | -31.0% |
| 1990 | -3.7% | -209.2% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -142.8% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +145.8% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -67.3% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +233.5% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -38.6% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +103.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -87.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -101.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -95118.3% |
| 2005 | -1.8% | -121.1% |
| 2006 | -1.0% | -46.3% |
| 2007 | -0.6% | -41.2% |
| 2008 | -1.3% | +117.5% |
| 2009 | -1.4% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +3549.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +91.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -44.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -82.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +289.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | -0.9% | -412.6% |
| 2018 | -0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -250.2% |
| 2020 | -3.6% | -373.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -127.1% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +347.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -71.2% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +158.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -72.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 52% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 37% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +95118.3% | -0.0% | 8.7% |
| 1982 | -33726.9% | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | +3549.8% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | -2.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | -3.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -3.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | -1.8% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -3.6% | 4.3% | 6 |
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 gdp per capita growth in Puerto Rico?
- Gdp per capita growth in Puerto Rico was 0.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.7% in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.8%. 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 per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.