Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0118 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0.0118 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
85th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0118 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0002 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Puerto Rico, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0118 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0118 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Puerto Rico 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0118 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0118 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0095 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 82 Belgium 0.0156 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 Mexico 0.0125 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Sweden 0.0123 units per square kilometre compare
- 86 Yemen 0.0118 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Uruguay 0.0113 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0109 units per square kilometre compare
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 domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Puerto Rico?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Puerto Rico was 0.0118 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Puerto Rico ranks 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.