Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0042 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.0042 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0046 million USD per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 million USD per person, in 1983.
That places Puerto Rico 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.002 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.002 million USD per person | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 million USD per person | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.001 million USD per person | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +22.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.002 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 million USD per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 million USD per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 million USD per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.003 million USD per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 million USD per person | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 million USD per person | +91.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 million USD per person | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 million USD per person | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +2.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0042 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 million USD per person, 60% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0042 million USD per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0028 million USD per person, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +91.6% | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.0046 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0018 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0024 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person | 0.0034 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 0.0035 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.0046 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 million USD per person | 0.0031 million USD per person | 0.0042 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -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$) 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0042 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 million USD per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 million USD per person in 1983.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.