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Puerto Rico · Government & public finance

Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.

18 indicators · 5 with data

Debt

Gross debt / GDP

% of GDP

9th of 94 · 2nd in Latin America
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Gross debt / GDPPuerto Rico's gross debt / gdp fell from 33.4 % in 2006 to 18.0 % in 2025.20102015202020250%20%40%60%18.0 %

Puerto Rico's gross debt / gdp fell from 33.4 % in 2006 to 18.0 % in 2025.

Balance

Fiscal balance

% of GDP

21st of 97 · 5th in Latin America
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Fiscal balancePuerto Rico's fiscal balance rose from -3.1 % in 2014 to -0.4 % in 2025.201420162018202020222024-4%-2%0%2%-0.4 %

Puerto Rico's fiscal balance rose from -3.1 % in 2014 to -0.4 % in 2025.

Revenue & spending

Gov. revenue

% of GDP

55th of 97 · 11th in Latin America
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Gov. revenuePuerto Rico's gov. revenue rose from 19.4 % in 2014 to 22.5 % in 2025.20142016201820202022202418%20%22%24%22.5 %

Puerto Rico's gov. revenue rose from 19.4 % in 2014 to 22.5 % in 2025.

Gov. expenditure

% of GDP

68th of 97 · 14th in Latin America
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Gov. expenditurePuerto Rico's gov. expenditure rose from 22.5 % in 2014 to 22.9 % in 2025.20142016201820202022202420%21%22%23%22.9 %

Puerto Rico's gov. expenditure rose from 22.5 % in 2014 to 22.9 % in 2025.

Spending

Education spending

% of GDP

20th of 40 · 7th in Latin America
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Education spendingPuerto Rico's education spending fell from 7.3 % in 1971 to 4.3 % in 2024.198019902000201020200%2%4%6%8%4.3 %

Puerto Rico's education spending fell from 7.3 % in 1971 to 4.3 % in 2024.

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