Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Puerto Rico

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Puerto Rico in 2025 — 7.7%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 5.2 pp.

2025 7.7% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 124of 132
Period maximum 19.7%1975
Period minimum 7.4%2021

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Puerto Rico, 1960–2025510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12.9%1964: 13.8%1966: 13.5%1968: 15.2%1970: 15.9%1972: 16.4%1974: 17.3%1976: 18%1978: 16.7%1980: 15.8%1982: 14.4%1984: 15.1%1986: 14.7%1988: 13.9%1990: 14.5%1992: 13.9%1994: 13.5%1996: 14.3%1998: 13.1%2000: 11.7%2002: 11.7%2004: 11.3%2006: 11.8%2008: 11.2%2010: 11%2012: 10.6%2014: 10.8%2016: 8.2%2018: 8%2020: 7.5%2022: 8%2024: 8.1%2025: 7.7%
Change over the period: −5.2 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico 7.7%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.7 −0.4 pp
2024 8.1 +0 pp
2023 8.1 +0.1 pp
2022 8 +0.7 pp
2021 7.4 −0.1 pp
2020 7.5 −0.5 pp
2019 8 −0 pp
2018 8 −0.8 pp
2017 8.8 +0.5 pp
2016 8.2 −0.6 pp
2015 8.8 −2 pp
2014 10.8 +0.4 pp
2013 10.3 −0.3 pp
2012 10.6 +0.2 pp
2011 10.5 −0.6 pp
2010 11 −0.5 pp
2009 11.5 +0.3 pp
2008 11.2 −0.5 pp
2007 11.7 −0.1 pp
2006 11.8 −0.2 pp
2005 12 +0.7 pp
2004 11.3 −0.3 pp
2003 11.7 +0 pp
2002 11.7 +0.5 pp
2001 11.2 −0.6 pp
2000 11.7 −1.3 pp
1999 13 −0.1 pp
1998 13.1 −1.2 pp
1997 14.3 +0 pp
1996 14.3 +0.4 pp
1995 13.9 +0.4 pp
1994 13.5 −0.3 pp
1993 13.8 −0.1 pp
1992 13.9 −0.5 pp
1991 14.4 −0.1 pp
1990 14.5 +0.4 pp
1989 14.1 +0.2 pp
1988 13.9 −0.4 pp
1987 14.3 −0.4 pp
1986 14.7 −0.4 pp
1985 15.1 +0 pp
1984 15.1 +0.2 pp
1983 14.9 +0.4 pp
1982 14.4 −1.3 pp
1981 15.7 −0.1 pp
1980 15.8 −0.3 pp
1979 16.1 −0.6 pp
1978 16.7 −0.7 pp
1977 17.4 −0.5 pp
1976 18 −1.7 pp
1975 19.7 +2.4 pp
1974 17.3 −0.3 pp
1973 17.6 +1.1 pp
1972 16.4 +0.3 pp
1971 16.2 +0.3 pp
1970 15.9 +0.9 pp
1969 15.1 −0.1 pp
1968 15.2 +0.8 pp
1967 14.4 +0.8 pp
1966 13.5 −0.1 pp
1965 13.6 −0.2 pp
1964 13.8 +0.4 pp
1963 13.4
1960 12.9

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.