Gross value added at basic prices … current LCU annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross value added at basic prices … current LCU annual growth rate was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth in Puerto Rico, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), annual growth in Puerto Rico is 2.6 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.2% on the previous year and up 234.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), annual growth in Puerto Rico peaked at 13.6 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, -1.66 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places Puerto Rico 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross value added at basic prices … current LCU annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 9.74 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 12.17 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1966 | 11.61 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 9.78 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1968 | 10.66 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 11.61 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 11.7 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 11.28 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 13.6 % change on previous year | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 12.51 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 10.78 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 8.86 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1976 | 10.57 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1978 | 13.01 % change on previous year | +57.1% |
| 1979 | 11.57 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 13.06 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 8.29 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 1982 | 6.08 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1983 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 1984 | 10.87 % change on previous year | +147.3% |
| 1985 | 6.44 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
| 1986 | 8.04 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1987 | 10.66 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 1988 | 9.66 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 6.14 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1990 | 9.32 % change on previous year | +51.7% |
| 1991 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1992 | 7.79 % change on previous year | +32.3% |
| 1993 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1994 | 13.07 % change on previous year | +614.5% |
| 1995 | 7.36 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1996 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 6.9 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 12 % change on previous year | +74.0% |
| 1999 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 2000 | 9.84 % change on previous year | +560.7% |
| 2001 | 12.07 % change on previous year | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -65.6% |
| 2003 | 4.7 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 5.5 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 6.32 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 2007 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4 % change on previous year | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 2011 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1627 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7768 % change on previous year | +377.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6 % change on previous year | +106.2% |
| 2017 | -1.66 % change on previous year | -203.7% |
| 2018 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -301.8% |
| 2020 | -0.6657 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
| 2021 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -534.7% |
| 2022 | 6.44 % change on previous year | +122.6% |
| 2023 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2024 | 6.36 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 2025 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -59.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 2.6 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.13 % change on previous year, 51% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 2.6 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.54 % change on previous year, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross value added at basic prices … current LCU annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +614.5% | 1.83 % change on previous year | 13.07 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +560.7% | 1.49 % change on previous year | 9.84 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +534.7% | -0.6657 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +377.5% | 0.1627 % change on previous year | 0.7768 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +301.8% | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.93 % change on previous year | 9.74 % change on previous year | 12.17 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1970s | 11.22 % change on previous year | 8.28 % change on previous year | 13.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.36 % change on previous year | 4.4 % change on previous year | 13.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.13 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 13.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.63 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 12.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.863 % change on previous year | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 % change on previous year | -0.6657 % change on previous year | 6.44 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 175 Singapore 2.77 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Greenland 2.66 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Tuvalu 2.64 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Norway 2.47 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Oman 2.38 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Italy 2.33 % change on previous year 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 value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), annual growth in Puerto Rico?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), annual growth in Puerto Rico was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), annual growth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6 % change on previous year in 1972.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), annual growth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.66 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), annual growth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), annual growth rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.2%. 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.