Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 4.96 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.96 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
51st
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.24 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
1.26 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Puerto Rico, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Puerto Rico stood at 4.96 million SLC per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Puerto Rico peaked at 6.24 million SLC per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.26 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 1.26 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 1.62 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 1.76 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.59 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 1.85 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 1.97 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 2.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 2.41 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 2.62 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 2.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.61 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 2.6 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.88 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 2.91 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 3.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 3.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.57 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 3.52 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 3.79 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 3.98 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 4.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 4.39 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 4.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 4.98 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 5.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 4.99 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 5.84 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.68 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.94 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 6.01 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.92 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.83 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 5.48 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 5.68 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.57 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.53 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.54 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.5 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.58 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.57 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.29 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.07 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 5.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.97 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.97 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.96 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 4.96 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7488 million SLC per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 4.96 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3504 million SLC per square kilometre, 14.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.74 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.26 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.41 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.93 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.6 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.46 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.52 million SLC per square kilometre | 5.04 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.76 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.99 million SLC per square kilometre | 6.24 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 million SLC per square kilometre | 5.07 million SLC per square kilometre | 5.68 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.96 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.99 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 48 Pakistan 6.34 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 49 Madagascar 6.34 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 50 Maldives 5.88 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 52 Qatar 4.88 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 53 Haiti 4.35 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 54 Albania 4.2 million SLC per square kilometre 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Puerto Rico?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Puerto Rico was 4.96 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.24 million SLC per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Puerto Rico ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.