Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per was 0.0056 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0056 million SLC per person for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 121.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0056 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million SLC per person, in 1977.
Puerto Rico ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +20.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | -15.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +29.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +27.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.003 million SLC per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.003 million SLC per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 million SLC per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | +96.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0056 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0056 million SLC per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0157 million SLC per person, 36% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0056 million SLC per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0145 million SLC per person, 39% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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 | +96.1% | 0.0024 million SLC per person | 0.0047 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 million SLC per person | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 0.0007 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 million SLC per person | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 0.0013 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 million SLC per person | 0.0013 million SLC per person | 0.003 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 million SLC per person | 0.0026 million SLC per person | 0.0031 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 million SLC per person | 0.0024 million SLC per person | 0.0049 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 million SLC per person | 0.0033 million SLC per person | 0.0056 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 153 Nauru 0.0059 million SLC per person compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 0.0058 million SLC per person compare
- 155 Bulgaria 0.0056 million SLC per person compare
- 157 Portugal 0.0053 million SLC per person compare
- 158 Georgia 0.0053 million SLC per person compare
- 159 Croatia 0.0052 million SLC 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 — value standard local currency, per in Puerto Rico?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Puerto Rico was 0.0056 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million SLC per person in 1977.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per?
- Puerto Rico ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.7%. 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. 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 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.