General government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: General government final consumption expenditure was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico stood at 7.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico peaked at 19.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 175th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.9% | — |
| 1963 | 13.4% | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 13.8% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 13.6% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 13.5% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 14.4% | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 15.2% | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 15.1% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 15.9% | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 16.4% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 17.6% | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 19.7% | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 18.0% | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 17.4% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 16.7% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 15.8% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 15.1% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 14.7% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 12.9% | 15.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 17.1% | 15.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 13.9% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.0% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 6 |
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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 general government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Puerto Rico was 7.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Puerto Rico ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government 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. 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 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.