Puerto Rico (US) — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Puerto Rico (US), 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Puerto Rico (US) was 0.32% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.38% in 1969. The lowest was -4.36% in 2018 (about -13.7× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.73% per year.
Puerto Rico (US) ranks 192 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Puerto Rico (US) sits below it. It peaked in 1969 and has fallen 97% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 130%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 33 of 40 economies; Jamaica (0.08%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 16277% in 2004. That is 178% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 27th of 107 in 1961 → 33rd of 119 in 1970 → 63rd of 152 in 1980 → 150th of 176 in 1990 → 134th of 199 in 2000 → 185th of 209 in 2010 → 110th of 209 in 2020 → 173rd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.32% | -2.9 pp |
| 2024 | 3.18% | +2.4 pp |
| 2023 | 0.73% | -2.2 pp |
| 2022 | 2.96% | +2.6 pp |
| 2021 | 0.39% | +4.6 pp |
| 2020 | -4.18% | -5.9 pp |
| 2019 | 1.68% | +6.0 pp |
| 2018 | -4.36% | -1.5 pp |
| 2017 | -2.89% | -1.6 pp |
| 2016 | -1.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | -1.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | -1.19% | -0.9 pp |
| 2013 | -0.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 0.03% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | -0.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | -0.41% | +1.5 pp |
| 2009 | -1.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | -1.84% | -0.7 pp |
| 2007 | -1.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | -1.41% | +0.6 pp |
| 2005 | -1.99% | -10.7 pp |
| 2004 | 8.75% | +8.7 pp |
| 2003 | 0.05% | -0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 0.92% | -5.4 pp |
| 2001 | 6.31% | +3.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.27% | -2.1 pp |
| 1999 | 5.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 5.53% | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 4.88% | +2.6 pp |
| 1996 | 2.31% | -2.2 pp |
| 1995 | 4.55% | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 4.19% | -0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 4.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 4.56% | +2.3 pp |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +5.1 pp |
| 1990 | -2.84% | -7.2 pp |
| 1989 | 4.33% | -1.6 pp |
| 1988 | 5.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 5.77% | +0.8 pp |
| 1986 | 4.98% | +1.9 pp |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -2.8 pp |
| 1984 | 5.93% | +8.3 pp |
| 1983 | -2.34% | -0.8 pp |
| 1982 | -1.56% | -2.7 pp |
| 1981 | 1.15% | -3.1 pp |
| 1980 | 4.24% | -3.7 pp |
| 1979 | 7.91% | +1.0 pp |
| 1978 | 6.93% | +1.0 pp |
| 1977 | 5.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 6.24% | +6.9 pp |
| 1975 | -0.65% | -3.6 pp |
| 1974 | 2.92% | -3.4 pp |
| 1973 | 6.34% | -0.8 pp |
| 1972 | 7.17% | +0.8 pp |
| 1971 | 6.37% | -2.0 pp |
| 1970 | 8.4% | -1.0 pp |
| 1969 | 9.38% | +4.2 pp |
| 1968 | 5.18% | -1.0 pp |
| 1967 | 6.22% | -1.3 pp |
| 1966 | 7.5% | -1.7 pp |
| 1965 | 9.2% | +2.1 pp |
| 1964 | 7.06% | -1.6 pp |
| 1963 | 8.65% | +0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 8.32% | +1.3 pp |
| 1961 | 7.04% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Puerto Rico (US)’s GDP growth in 1962?
8.32% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Puerto Rico (US)’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -95.5% in total — about 4.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.32%; 2024: 3.18%; 2023: 0.73%; 2022: 2.96%; 2021: 0.39%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.