Puerto Rico

GDP growth in Puerto Rico

GDP growth in Puerto Rico: 1.1% a year in 1981 and 3.2% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2024
3.2% a year
Since 1981
+2.1 percentage points
Projected, 2031
0.8% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in Puerto RicoGDP growth in Puerto Rico: 1.1% a year in 1981 and 3.2% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 0.8% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 0.8% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 9.5% a year in 2001, the lowest -4.4% a year in 2018.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearPuerto Rico
20243.2
20230.7
20223
20210.4
2020-4.2
20191.7
2018-4.4
2017-2.9
2016-1.3
2015-1
2014-1.2
2013-0.3
20120
2011-0.4
2010-0.4
2009-2
2008-1.8
2007-1.2
2006-1.4
2005-2
20042
20032.3
20022.2
20019.5
20003.3
19994.4
19986.5
19974.9
19962.3
19954.5
19944.2
19934.6
19924.6
19912.3
19903.8
19894.9
19886.5
19874.9
19868.2
19852.1
19847.3
19830.5
1982-3
19811.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearPuerto Rico
20250.3
2026-0.1
20271
20280.6
20290.8
20300.8
20310.8

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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