Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Puerto Rico, 2013–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Puerto Rico stood at 16.0%.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Puerto Rico peaked at 17.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Puerto Rico 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 12.3% | — |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +34.4% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.2% | 0.0% | 13.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.1% | 17.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,025 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 63,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,589 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 159,149 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,864 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Puerto Rico?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Puerto Rico was 16.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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