Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Thin-Data Briefing

Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, and the fact bundle on file reflects that status: it carries economic and energy figures but no governance, military, or capability data, consistent with the absence of an independent defense or political-rights apparatus to measure.

Economy

Gross domestic product stood at $126.0 billion in 2024, per World Bank WDI, with GDP per capita of $39,343.72 the same year and year-round data source. Population was 3,203,295 in 2024, per World Bank WDI. Government debt stood at 18.8 percent of GDP in 2026, per IMF WEO.

Energy

Primary energy consumption was 0.2951 exajoules in 2023, and electricity generation was 20.27 terawatt-hours in 2025, both per Our World in Data (Energy). Oil and gas production are both recorded at zero terawatt-hours, but that figure is dated 2016 per Our World in Data (Energy) — a decade old, and should be read as stale rather than as confirmation of current production levels, even though Puerto Rico has no history of significant domestic hydrocarbon output.

Data gaps

No governance indicators (V-Dem) are present for Puerto Rico in this bundle. No military expenditure, active-personnel, or CINC figures are present, and no reserves figure is present. This is consistent with Puerto Rico's status as an unincorporated U.S. territory without an independent military or a V-Dem country assessment, but it means no statement can be made here about political rights, state capacity, or defense capacity. The oil and gas production figures, both over nine years old, should not be treated as current.

Sources: World Bank WDI; IMF WEO; Our World in Data (Energy).