Palau vs Puerto Rico: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Palau
10,304 current LCU per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
9,110 current LCU per person
in 2025
Palau rank
155th
Puerto Rico rank
158th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Palau
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Palau currently reports 10,304 current LCU per person against 9,110 current LCU per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1,194 current LCU per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Palau ranks 155th and Puerto Rico ranks 158th of 195 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2000s | 4,246 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 4,246 current LCU per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 5,597 current LCU per person | 3,916 current LCU per person | 1,682 current LCU per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 8,844 current LCU per person | 7,816 current LCU per person | 1,028 current LCU per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Palau or Puerto Rico?
- Palau, at 10,304 current LCU per person against 9,110 current LCU per person in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Palau and Puerto Rico?
- 1,194 current LCU per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Puerto Rico?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Puerto Rico rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Palau ranks 155th 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.