Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 1.47 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Puerto Rico, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Puerto Rico stood at 1.47 million USD per square kilometre.
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 us$, 2015 prices, per square in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.73 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3173 million USD per square kilometre, in 1983.
Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.626 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.7246 million USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.75 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6538 million USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6137 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6438 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5567 million USD per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4582 million USD per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4682 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.479 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4728 million USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4443 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3488 million USD per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3173 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3789 million USD per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4197 million USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4158 million USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5298 million USD per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6568 million USD per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7069 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7261 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7385 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7292 million USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7901 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8093 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8917 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9895 million USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 1.11 million USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 1.15 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.46 million USD per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.47 million USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.41 million USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.49 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million USD per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1 million USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1 million USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9926 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9346 million USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9197 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7 million USD per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.13 million USD per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 1.36 million USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 1.43 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.47 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6883 million USD per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.47 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2391 million USD per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +84.8% | 0.9197 million USD per square kilometre | 1.7 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5974 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4582 million USD per square kilometre | 0.75 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4691 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3173 million USD per square kilometre | 0.7069 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9393 million USD per square kilometre | 0.7261 million USD per square kilometre | 1.46 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 million USD per square kilometre | 1.1 million USD per square kilometre | 1.49 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million USD per square kilometre | 0.9197 million USD per square kilometre | 1.73 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million USD per square kilometre | 1.13 million USD per square kilometre | 1.47 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 27 Mauritius 1.53 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 28 Ireland 1.51 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 29 Grenada 1.49 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 31 United Arab Emirates 1.44 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 1.42 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 33 Andorra 1.36 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -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$) 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Puerto Rico?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Puerto Rico was 1.47 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3173 million USD per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Puerto Rico ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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 US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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.