Gross capital formation in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross capital formation was 14.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Puerto Rico stood at 14.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Puerto Rico peaked at 30.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2017.
Puerto Rico ranks 168th 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.
Gross capital formation in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.5% | — |
| 1963 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 25.7% | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 29.3% | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 26.9% | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 27.7% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 28.6% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 30.2% | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 30.0% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 25.6% | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 23.4% | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 27.1% | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 22.0% | -18.7% |
| 1977 | 15.1% | -31.4% |
| 1978 | 16.6% | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 17.1% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | -37.0% |
| 1983 | 10.1% | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +36.1% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | +32.8% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 17.0% | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 15.6% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +96.7% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +30.3% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.4% | 23.5% | 29.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 23.5% | 15.1% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 9.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 15.5% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 10.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 7.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 10.9% | 14.8% | 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 gross capital formation in Puerto Rico?
- Gross capital formation in Puerto Rico was 14.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 1971.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross capital formation?
- Puerto Rico ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.