Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Bahamas
8,622 current LCU per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
9,110 current LCU per person
in 2025
Bahamas rank
159th
Puerto Rico rank
158th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Bahamas
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 9,110 current LCU per person against 8,622 current LCU per person in Bahamas, a difference of 488 current LCU per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Bahamas ranks 159th and Puerto Rico ranks 158th of 195 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1990s | 2,201 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 2,201 current LCU per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 3,496 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 3,496 current LCU per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 5,530 current LCU per person | 3,916 current LCU per person | 1,614 current LCU per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 8,195 current LCU per person | 7,816 current LCU per person | 378.87 current LCU per person | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 9,110 current LCU per person against 8,622 current LCU per person in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 488 current LCU per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 159th and Puerto Rico ranks 158th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.