Economy - overview:
Puerto Rico has one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region, however, growth has been negative for the past four years, and unemployment rose to nearly 16% in 2011. The industrial sector has surpassed agriculture as the primary locus of economic activity and income. Mainland US firms have invested heavily in Puerto Rico since the 1950s. US minimum wage laws apply. Sugar production has lost out to dairy production and other livestock products as the main source of income in the agricultural sector. Tourism has traditionally been an important source of income with estimated arrivals of more than 3.6 million tourists in 2008. Closing the budget deficit while restoring economic growth and employment remain the central concerns of the government.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$64.84 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
$68.84 billion (2009 est.)
$71.51 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$93.52 billion (2010 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
-5.8% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 218
-3.7% (2009 est.)
-2.8% (2008 est.)
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$16,300 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
$17,400 (2009 est.)
$18,100 (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars
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GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 88.2%
government consumption: 14.6%
investment in fixed capital: 14%
investment in inventories: 0.1%
exports of goods and services: 106.9%
imports of goods and services: -123.8%
(2013 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 0.7%
industry: 48.8%
services: 50.5% (2013 est.)

Agriculture - products:
sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas; livestock products, chickens

Industries:
pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism

Industrial production growth rate:
0.5% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
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Labor force:
1.286 million (March 2012)
country comparison to the world: 137
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Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 2.1%
industry: 19%
services: 79% (2005)

Unemployment rate:
16% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
12% (2002 est.)
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Population below poverty line:
NA%
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Budget:
revenues: $6.7 billion
expenditures: $9.6 billion (FY99/00)

Taxes and other revenues:
7.2% of GDP (FY99/00)
country comparison to the world: 211
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-3.1% of GDP (FY99/00)
country comparison to the world: 126
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Public debt:
96.5% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
93.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
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Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
0.9% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
2.6% (2012 est.)
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Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
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Exports:
$69.75 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
$67.3 billion (2012 est.)
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Exports - commodities:
chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment

Imports:
$47.32 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
$49 billion (2012 est.)
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Imports - commodities:
chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food, fish, petroleum products

Debt - external:
$56.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
$52.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
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Exchange rates:
the US dollar is used