Puerto Rico

Overview
By Theme
By SDG Goal

Topic

Social
Economic
Environment
Institutions

Social

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)

No data available

Trend

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Most recent value

(2023)

82

(2023)

Trend

Population, total

Population, total

Most recent value

(2023)

3,205,691

(2023)

Trend

Population growth (annual %)

Population growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

-0.4

(2023)

Trend

Most recent value

(2024)

11,561

(2024)

Trend

Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)

Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)

No data available

Trend

Economic

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

GDP (current US$)

GDP (current US$)

Most recent value

(2023 billion)

117.9

(2023 billion)

Trend

GDP per capita (current US$)

GDP per capita (current US$)

Most recent value

(2023)

36,779.1

(2023)

Trend

GDP growth (annual %)

GDP growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

0.6

(2023)

Trend

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Most recent value

(2024)

5.5

(2024)

Trend

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

No data available

Trend

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

No data available

Trend

Environment

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

No data available

Trend

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area)

Most recent value

(2022)

56.1

(2022)

Trend

Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity (% of population)

Most recent value

(2023)

100.0

(2023)

Trend

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Most recent value

(2021)

12

(2021)

Trend

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)

Most recent value

(2021)

4.4

(2021)

Trend

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

Most recent value

(2022)

33

(2022)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Most recent value

(2020)

17

(2020)

Trend

Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

No data available

Trend

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)

No data available

Trend

Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Most recent value

(2022)

87

(2022)

Trend

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

No data available

Trend

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

No data available

Trend

Surveys

Most Recent Surveys
Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database 2014
By Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit
Submitted on: 28 Oct, 2015
Puerto Rico Community Survey 2010 - IPUMS Subset
By U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
Submitted on: 24 Jan, 2017
American Community Survey 2005 - IPUMS Subset
By U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
Submitted on: 24 Sep, 2014
Census of Population and Housing 2000 - IPUMS Subset
By U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
Submitted on: 24 Sep, 2014

Human Capital Index

HCI and GDP Per Capita PPP (log scale, horizontal axis)
Productivity relative to benchmark of complete education and full health
Puerto Rico

Climate Change

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