Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 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 (% of GDP) 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% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 47.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.8%, 2.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 47.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 547.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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.