Price level index in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Price level index was 89.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2021. ▬ Flat
Price level index in Puerto Rico, 2011–2021
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
In 2021, price level index in Puerto Rico stood at 89.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Puerto Rico peaked at 104.92 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Price level index in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 96.24 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 2012 | 97.75 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 99.59 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 100.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 102.22 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 102.96 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 104.92 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 101.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 97.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 93.76 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 89.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.39 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 96.24 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 104.92 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.73 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 89.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 93.76 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 30 American Samoa 90.34 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 31 Canada 90.16 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 32 New Zealand 89.77 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 34 Belgium 87.21 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 35 Netherlands 86.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 36 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 85.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 27,820 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 40,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 40,883 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6849 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Puerto Rico?
- Price level index in Puerto Rico was 89.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2021, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 104.92 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2017.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for price level index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2021.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.