Puerto Rico (US)'s external balance on goods and services (current LCU) was 4.28 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 83.77% from 26.37 billion in 2015 (16.63% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4.28 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 17.72 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 26.37 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 28.42 billion | 2016 |
| Lowest | -2.09 billion | 1976 |
| Average since 2016 | 14.25 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -1.08 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Puerto Rico (US)'s external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 7.23 billion on 2024 (from 11.51 billion to 4.28 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +213.66 million and a typical year strayed about 4.23 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.64 billion in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.11 billion in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 2.27 billion a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Puerto Rico (US) had the 50th highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Puerto Rico (US) in the 2025 ranking
- Azerbaijan — 47th of 137: 8.02 billion
- Malta — 48th of 137: 4.72 billion
- Ecuador — 49th of 137: 4.59 billion
- Brunei Darussalam — 51st of 137: 3.84 billion
- Slovenia — 52nd of 137: 3.78 billion
- Finland — 53rd of 137: 3.53 billion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 55 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,279,800,000 |
| 2024 | 11,508,300,000 |
| 2023 | 6,672,800,000 |
| 2022 | 7,554,800,000 |
| 2021 | 12,855,600,000 |
| 2020 | 17,724,200,000 |
| 2019 | 14,282,800,000 |
| 2018 | 14,040,000,000 |
| 2017 | 25,153,600,000 |
| 2016 | 28,423,700,000 |
External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 6.33 trillion (2025)
- Aruba — 581.8 million (2024)
- Bahamas, The — -581.9 million (2024)
- Belize — 94.46 million (2024)
- Bolivia — -15.58 billion (2024)
- Brazil — 44.58 billion (2025)
- Chile — 14.08 trillion (2025)
- Colombia — -100.13 trillion (2025)
- Costa Rica — 3.22 trillion (2025)
- Cuba
More economic policy & debt data for Puerto Rico (US)
- GDP (current US$) — US$129.37 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 129.37 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$99.53 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 103.86 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$40,620 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 40,620 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$31,250 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 32,612 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$87.57 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 87.57 billion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Puerto Rico (US)'s external balance on goods and services (current LCU)?
- 4.28 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 495.44% from -1.08 billion in 1971. The highest value was 28.42 billion in 2016 and the lowest -2.09 billion in 1976.
- How does Puerto Rico (US) rank?
- 50th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Puerto Rico (US)?
- In 2025, Puerto Rico (US)'s external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 7.23 billion on 2024 (from 11.51 billion to 4.28 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +213.66 million and a typical year strayed about 4.23 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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