Puerto Rico
World Bank name: Puerto Rico (US)
- Capital
- San Juan
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 3.2 million (2025)
At a glance
- Puerto Rico's economy grew 0.3% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Puerto Rico was US$40,620 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- 6.0% of Puerto Rico's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Puerto Rico had 3.2 million people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 134th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Puerto Rico | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.3% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −4.2% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | −4.4% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | −2.9% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | −1.3% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Puerto Rico | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$40,620 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$39,353 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$36,981 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$35,354 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$32,619 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$31,427 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$31,831 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$30,680 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$30,328 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$29,978 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Puerto Rico | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2 million |
| 2024 | 3.2 million |
| 2023 | 3.2 million |
| 2022 | 3.2 million |
| 2021 | 3.3 million |
| 2020 | 3.3 million |
| 2019 | 3.3 million |
| 2018 | 3.3 million |
| 2017 | 3.4 million |
| 2016 | 3.5 million |
No recent World Bank figure for Puerto Rico: inflation, government debt, current account balance.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Puerto Rico since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.