Gross domestic savings in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross domestic savings was 13.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings in Puerto Rico, 1963–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 13.6% for gross domestic savings in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Puerto Rico peaked at 34.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 1976.
Puerto Rico ranks 124th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 9.9% | — |
| 1964 | 7.5% | -24.2% |
| 1965 | 9.4% | +24.9% |
| 1966 | 8.3% | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | +42.1% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 13.4% | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 13.5% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 8.2% | -39.4% |
| 1972 | 8.7% | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | -82.0% |
| 1976 | -1.5% | -210.0% |
| 1977 | -0.6% | -61.7% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | -740.2% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | +119.2% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | +20.2% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | -24.1% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | +41.4% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +27.1% |
| 1987 | 15.2% | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 18.0% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 20.7% | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 22.3% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 25.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -39.3% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | -7.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 13.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.7%, 53% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 13.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.3%, 84% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +740.2% | -0.6% | 3.7% |
| 1976 | -210.0% | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | +119.2% | 3.7% | 8.1% |
| 1975 | -82.0% | 7.6% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 7.5% | 13.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | -1.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 8.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 20.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 29.7% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 26.6% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 13.6% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 121 Eswatini 15.0% compare
- 122 Equatorial Guinea 14.4% compare
- 123 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.8% compare
- 125 South Sudan 13.5% compare
- 126 Ethiopia 13.2% compare
- 127 Cameroon 13.0% 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 savings in Puerto Rico?
- Gross domestic savings in Puerto Rico was 13.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 1976.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross domestic savings?
- Puerto Rico ranks 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. 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 Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.