Puerto Rico: Trade openness
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| Puerto Rico |
Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 90.46 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1971 - 2025 |
| Average | 103.18 |
| Min - Max | 80.30 - 118.84 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2025 is 90.46 percent, a decline from 94.62 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 90.55 percent, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Puerto Rico from 1971 to 2025 is 103.18 percent. The minimum value, 80.3 percent, was reached in 1972 while the maximum of 118.84 percent was recorded in 2003.
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| Recent values | Puerto Rico: Trade openness |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 90.46 |
| 2024 | 94.62 |
| 2023 | 101.66 |
| 2022 | 98.26 |
| 2021 | 96.75 |
| 2020 | 103.51 |
| 2019 | 107.57 |
| 2018 | 106.00 |
Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade openness | 90.46 | 2025 | percent |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 46.88 | 2025 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 60.65 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 43.57 | 2025 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 56.37 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 3.31 | 2025 | percent |