History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 35,076 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
35,076 2011 US$
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
27th
of 145 countries
All-time high
35,439 2011 US$
in 2017
All-time low
3,416 2011 US$
in 1950
Years of data
69
1950–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Puerto Rico, 1950–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
In 2018, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Puerto Rico stood at 35,076 2011 US$.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Puerto Rico peaked at 35,439 2011 US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,416 2011 US$, in 1950.
That places Puerto Rico 27th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,416 2011 US$ | — |
| 1951 | 3,515 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 3,730 2011 US$ | +6.1% |
| 1953 | 3,937 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1954 | 4,081 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 4,221 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 4,525 2011 US$ | +7.2% |
| 1957 | 4,729 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1958 | 4,784 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 5,161 2011 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1960 | 5,451 2011 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 5,859 2011 US$ | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 6,183 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 6,693 2011 US$ | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 7,012 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 7,519 2011 US$ | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 7,957 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 8,388 2011 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 8,705 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 9,306 2011 US$ | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 10,117 2011 US$ | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 10,587 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 11,046 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 11,639 2011 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 11,552 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 11,073 2011 US$ | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 11,308 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 11,832 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 12,463 2011 US$ | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 13,012 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 13,040 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 13,061 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 12,511 2011 US$ | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 12,428 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 13,201 2011 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 13,345 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 14,304 2011 US$ | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 14,870 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 15,701 2011 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 16,332 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 16,799 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 17,332 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 18,291 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 19,279 2011 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 20,213 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 21,267 2011 US$ | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 21,856 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 23,069 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 24,586 2011 US$ | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 26,186 2011 US$ | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 27,392 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 29,517 2011 US$ | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 30,218 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 30,688 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 32,111 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 32,014 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32,195 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 32,511 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 32,604 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32,648 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 33,195 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 33,981 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 34,395 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 34,736 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 34,787 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 35,384 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 35,082 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 35,439 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 35,076 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,210 2011 US$ | 3,416 2011 US$ | 5,161 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 7,307 2011 US$ | 5,451 2011 US$ | 9,306 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,463 2011 US$ | 10,117 2011 US$ | 13,012 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,879 2011 US$ | 12,428 2011 US$ | 16,332 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,888 2011 US$ | 16,799 2011 US$ | 26,186 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,190 2011 US$ | 27,392 2011 US$ | 32,648 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,675 2011 US$ | 33,195 2011 US$ | 35,439 2011 US$ | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Puerto Rico?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Puerto Rico was 35,076 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 35,439 2011 US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,416 2011 US$ in 1950.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Puerto Rico ranks 27th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]