General government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: General government final consumption expenditure was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.2% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 113.8% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico peaked at 22.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -12.9%, in 2015.
Puerto Rico ranks 137th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 10.7% | — |
| 1966 | 7.0% | -34.4% |
| 1967 | 10.6% | +51.2% |
| 1968 | 14.5% | +36.0% |
| 1969 | 13.5% | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 22.8% | +68.5% |
| 1971 | 18.1% | -20.5% |
| 1972 | -2.3% | -112.9% |
| 1973 | 10.4% | -545.2% |
| 1974 | -2.2% | -121.6% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | -562.1% |
| 1976 | -1.0% | -109.3% |
| 1977 | 6.3% | -753.3% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | -48.4% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | +96.6% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -37.3% |
| 1981 | 9.6% | +141.2% |
| 1982 | -4.4% | -145.8% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | -196.7% |
| 1984 | 7.3% | +71.8% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -62.5% |
| 1991 | -0.5% | -116.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -126.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +623.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -72.7% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +2310.5% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -28.1% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -64.3% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +135.1% |
| 2000 | -4.4% | -201.9% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -159.5% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +108.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -54.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -77.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +620.6% |
| 2006 | -0.4% | -110.2% |
| 2007 | -0.8% | +100.0% |
| 2008 | -4.7% | +461.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -153.6% |
| 2010 | -3.4% | -233.5% |
| 2011 | -2.2% | -35.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -158.2% |
| 2013 | -2.1% | -269.9% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -444.0% |
| 2015 | -12.9% | -275.5% |
| 2016 | -4.8% | -62.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -182.9% |
| 2018 | -2.2% | -155.3% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -403.4% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | -115.7% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -380.0% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -104.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1420.1% |
| 2024 | -1.8% | -199.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -113.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 7.0% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | -2.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | -4.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | -0.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -4.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -12.9% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -1.8% | 3.0% | 6 |
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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 general government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico was 0.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.9% in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Puerto Rico ranks 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. 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 General government 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.