General government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP rose 9.58% to 8.74% in Puerto Rico in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Puerto Rico reached an all time high of 19.7% in 1975 and an all time low of 7.97% in 2018. When compared to Puerto Rico's main peers, general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Dominican Republic amounted to 11.1%, 7.53% in Haiti, 13.5% in Jamaica and 14.0% in USA in 2019.
Puerto Rico has been ranked 138th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP, 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| General Government Final Consumption Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Canada | % | 20.7% | 20.3% | 20.9% | 21.0% | 20.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | % | 15.9% | 15.8% | 16.2% | 16.4% | 16.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.2% | 31.9% | 30.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | 10.4% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | 7.39% | 7.85% | 8.25% | 8.42% | 8.39% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | % | 15.5% | 14.5% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 20.2% | 20.2% | 19.8% | 19.9% | 19.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.3% | 12.0% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 10.3% | 10.8% | 8.80% | 8.25% | 8.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 15.1% | 14.6% | 14.3% | 14.2% | 14.1% |
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