Textiles and clothing in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Textiles and clothing was 8.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Textiles and clothing in Puerto Rico, 1989–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for textiles and clothing in Puerto Rico is 8.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, textiles and clothing in Puerto Rico peaked at 8.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.
That places Puerto Rico 42nd out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Textiles and clothing in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5.8% | — |
| 1990 | 5.3% | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -20.7% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -35.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +1057.8% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +4.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 8.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 4.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 8.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Textiles and clothing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1057.8% | 0.7% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 textiles and clothing in Puerto Rico?
- Textiles and clothing in Puerto Rico was 8.4% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest textiles and clothing recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest textiles and clothing recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for textiles and clothing?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is textiles and clothing rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. 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 value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).