Gross capital formation in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Gross capital formation was 18.41 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 18.41 billion current LCU for gross capital formation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 107.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Puerto Rico peaked at 18.41 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 397.00 million current LCU, in 1960.
That places Puerto Rico 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 822.38 million current LCU | 397.00 million current LCU | 1.24 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.83 billion current LCU | 1.44 billion current LCU | 2.22 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.75 billion current LCU | 1.51 billion current LCU | 4.79 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.32 billion current LCU | 5.04 billion current LCU | 11.97 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.77 billion current LCU | 10.05 billion current LCU | 12.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.55 billion current LCU | 8.06 billion current LCU | 16.14 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.56 billion current LCU | 11.22 billion current LCU | 18.41 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- Services, value added 67.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 56.89 billion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 44.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 60.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 60.84 billion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 47.0% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.3% (2025)
- Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP -5.12 billion current LCU (2025)
- GDP deflator 124.56 base year varies by country (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 56.89 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Puerto Rico?
- Gross capital formation in Puerto Rico was 18.41 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.41 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 397.00 million current LCU in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for gross capital formation?
- Puerto Rico ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.