How does Puerto Rico rank for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?

Puerto Rico ranks 175th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Puerto Rico

Name: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.1389 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1389 current LCU per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

175th

of 181 countries

All-time high

0.2822 current LCU per US$ of GDP

in 1971

All-time low

0.0796 current LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2016

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.1389 current LCU per US$ of GDP for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.2822 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0796 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2016.

That places Puerto Rico 175th out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Puerto Rico, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current LCU per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2098 current LCU per US$ of GDP	—
1963	0.2095 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1964	0.2272 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1965	0.2499 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1966	0.2356 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1967	0.2601 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
1968	0.2474 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1969	0.2464 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1970	0.2787 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1971	0.2822 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1972	0.2782 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1973	0.2286 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
1974	0.2206 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1975	0.2536 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1976	0.2047 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
1977	0.1568 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-23.4%
1978	0.1549 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1979	0.1502 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1980	0.1432 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1981	0.1355 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1982	0.1104 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
1983	0.0997 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1984	0.1096 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1985	0.1156 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1986	0.1057 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1987	0.1261 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
1988	0.1475 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
1989	0.1563 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1990	0.1559 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1991	0.1551 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1992	0.1456 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1993	0.1504 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1994	0.1482 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1995	0.1538 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1996	0.1674 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1997	0.177 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1998	0.1686 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1999	0.1984 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
2000	0.1921 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2001	0.1688 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2002	0.1585 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2003	0.1518 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2004	0.1489 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2005	0.1418 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2006	0.1356 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2007	0.1304 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2008	0.1172 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2009	0.1006 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2010	0.0907 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2011	0.0957 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2012	0.102 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2013	0.0944 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2014	0.0882 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2015	0.0852 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2016	0.0796 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2017	0.0798 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2018	0.1547 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+93.9%
2019	0.1531 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2020	0.1038 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-32.2%
2021	0.125 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+20.4%
2022	0.1349 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
2023	0.1381 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2024	0.1375 current LCU per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2025	0.1389 current LCU per US$ of GDP	+1.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2357 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.2095 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.2601 current LCU per US$ of GDP	8
1970s	0.2209 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1502 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.2822 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.125 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0997 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1563 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.162 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1456 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1984 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1446 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1006 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1921 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1023 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0796 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1547 current LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1297 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1038 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.1389 current LCU per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

172 San Marino 0.1561 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
173 Greece 0.1494 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
174 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1434 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
176 Luxembourg 0.1325 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
177 Bermuda 0.1104 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
178 Bahrain 0.1086 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 5,644 current LCU per person (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,644 current US$ per person (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 19,044 current LCU per person (2025)
Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4688 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -7.23 % change on previous year (2025)
GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Puerto Rico?: Gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Puerto Rico was 0.1389 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.2822 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1971.
What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0796 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2016.
How does Puerto Rico rank for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?: Puerto Rico ranks 175th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 181 places, 8,134 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.