Industry (including construction), value added in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Industry (including construction), value added was 47.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Puerto Rico is 47.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Puerto Rico peaked at 51.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1960.
Puerto Rico ranks 8th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.6% | — |
| 1963 | 31.0% | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 30.9% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 32.3% | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 31.8% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 30.3% | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 32.2% | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 32.9% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 33.8% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 35.2% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 34.5% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 37.6% | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 36.6% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 38.0% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 37.7% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 39.3% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 38.8% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 40.2% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 41.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 41.3% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 43.3% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 43.1% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 42.7% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 40.3% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.2% | 27.6% | 32.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 34.9% | 30.3% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 38.8% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 40.3% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 46.1% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 49.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 47.0% | 50.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 5,644 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,644 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 19,044 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4688 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -7.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Puerto Rico?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Puerto Rico was 47.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Puerto Rico ranks 8th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.