Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per capita was 4,346 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 4,346 constant LCU per person for gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 4,694 constant LCU per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 861 constant LCU per person, in 1983.
Puerto Rico ranks 128th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1,209 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1965 | 1,427 constant LCU per person | +18.0% |
| 1966 | 1,446 constant LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1,738 constant LCU per person | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 1,785 constant LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 1,911 constant LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 2,212 constant LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 1971 | 2,375 constant LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 2,392 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2,044 constant LCU per person | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 1,849 constant LCU per person | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 1,774 constant LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 1,599 constant LCU per person | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 1,329 constant LCU per person | -16.9% |
| 1978 | 1,360 constant LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 1,345 constant LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,305 constant LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 1,229 constant LCU per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 954.65 constant LCU per person | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 861 constant LCU per person | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 1,017 constant LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 1,115 constant LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 1,094 constant LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1,381 constant LCU per person | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 1,697 constant LCU per person | +22.9% |
| 1989 | 1,807 constant LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 1,843 constant LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1,860 constant LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1,826 constant LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1,962 constant LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 1,991 constant LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2,173 constant LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 2,385 constant LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 2,649 constant LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 2,736 constant LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 3,443 constant LCU per person | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 3,487 constant LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 3,448 constant LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,303 constant LCU per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 3,296 constant LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3,506 constant LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 3,363 constant LCU per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 3,351 constant LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,285 constant LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3,000 constant LCU per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 2,639 constant LCU per person | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 2,481 constant LCU per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 2,742 constant LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 2,912 constant LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 2,711 constant LCU per person | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 2,579 constant LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 2,520 constant LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2,410 constant LCU per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,421 constant LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,637 constant LCU per person | +91.6% |
| 2019 | 4,694 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3,098 constant LCU per person | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 3,730 constant LCU per person | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 4,063 constant LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 4,136 constant LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 4,238 constant LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 4,346 constant LCU per person | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +91.6% | 2,421 constant LCU per person | 4,637 constant LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,586 constant LCU per person | 1,209 constant LCU per person | 1,911 constant LCU per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 1,828 constant LCU per person | 1,329 constant LCU per person | 2,392 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,246 constant LCU per person | 861 constant LCU per person | 1,807 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,287 constant LCU per person | 1,826 constant LCU per person | 3,443 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,268 constant LCU per person | 2,639 constant LCU per person | 3,506 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,011 constant LCU per person | 2,410 constant LCU per person | 4,694 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,935 constant LCU per person | 3,098 constant LCU per person | 4,346 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 125 Afghanistan 4,466 constant LCU per person compare
- 126 Bolivia 4,411 constant LCU per person compare
- 127 Cyprus 4,379 constant LCU per person compare
- 129 Peru 4,309 constant LCU per person compare
- 130 Sao Tome and Principe 4,184 constant LCU per person compare
- 131 Latvia 4,181 constant LCU per person 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 fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per capita in Puerto Rico was 4,346 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,694 constant LCU per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 861 constant LCU per person in 1983.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 fixed capital formation (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.