Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 was 1.47 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Puerto Rico, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Puerto Rico is 1.47 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.73 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3173 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Puerto Rico 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.626 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.7246 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.75 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6538 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6137 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6438 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5567 million SLC per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4582 million SLC per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4682 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.479 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4728 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4443 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3488 million SLC per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3173 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3789 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4197 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4158 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5298 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6568 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7069 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7261 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7385 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7292 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7901 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8093 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8917 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9895 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.47 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.41 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9926 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9346 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9197 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7 million SLC per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.13 million SLC per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 1.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.47 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.92 million SLC per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.47 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2 million SLC per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 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 | +84.8% | 0.9197 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.7 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5974 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4582 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.75 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4691 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3173 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7069 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9393 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7261 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.46 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.1 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.49 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9197 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.73 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.13 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.47 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 101 Niger 1.6 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 102 Poland 1.56 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 103 United Kingdom 1.56 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 105 Italy 1.43 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 106 Ireland 1.37 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 107 Russia 1.36 million SLC 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 fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Puerto Rico?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Puerto Rico was 1.47 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3173 million SLC per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015?
- Puerto Rico ranks 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.