Puerto Rico Trade Balance 1971-2024

External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Puerto Rico trade balance for 2023 was $7.22B, a 4.55% decline from 2022.
  • Puerto Rico trade balance for 2022 was $7.56B, a 41.17% decline from 2021.
  • Puerto Rico trade balance for 2021 was $12.86B, a 27.45% decline from 2020.
  • Puerto Rico trade balance for 2020 was $17.72B, a 24.09% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
Singapore $187.33B
Germany $185.46B
Ireland $182.92B
Netherlands $124.22B
Switzerland $110.06B
Australia $92.42B
Saudi Arabia $78.70B
Norway $71.41B
Spain $65.18B
Poland $49.41B
Denmark $38.67B
Italy $31.15B
Luxembourg $26.45B
Sweden $26.09B
Macao $20.41B
Israel $19.02B
Czech Republic $16.87B
Austria $14.63B
Hungary $10.86B
Puerto Rico $7.22B
Slovenia $4.55B
Chile $4.38B
Malta $4.07B
Hong Kong $3.21B
Lithuania $2.99B
Uruguay $2.52B
Brunei $2.50B
Portugal $2.39B
Slovak Republic $1.77B
South Korea $0.88B
Estonia $0.25B
Iceland $-0.02B
Seychelles $-0.24B
Cyprus $-0.30B
Bahamas $-0.46B
Finland $-1.26B
Croatia $-1.55B
Latvia $-1.68B
Belgium $-5.90B
Argentina $-7.26B
Canada $-8.36B
Greece $-11.74B
United Kingdom $-41.49B
France $-67.23B
Puerto Rico Trade Balance - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2023 $7.22B 6.12%
2022 $7.56B 6.66%
2021 $12.86B 12.08%
2020 $17.72B 17.19%
2019 $14.28B 13.59%
2018 $14.04B 13.91%
2017 $25.15B 24.32%
2016 $28.42B 27.24%
2015 $26.37B 25.51%
2014 $19.73B 19.26%
2013 $17.26B 16.85%
2012 $11.78B 11.59%
2011 $19.62B 19.55%
2010 $20.85B 21.19%
2009 $20.16B 20.91%
2008 $19.03B 20.32%
2007 $14.75B 16.47%
2006 $17.49B 20.04%
2005 $17.64B 21.02%
2004 $16.18B 20.15%
2003 $21.43B 28.63%
2002 $18.19B 25.39%
2001 $17.75B 25.65%
2000 $11.42B 18.51%
1999 $9.60B 16.60%
1998 $8.48B 15.67%
1997 $2.56B 5.31%
1996 $3.88B 8.57%
1995 $4.99B 11.71%
1994 $5.10B 12.85%
1993 $3.40B 9.22%
1992 $5.66B 16.36%
1991 $5.42B 16.78%
1990 $3.58B 11.71%
1989 $2.31B 8.21%
1988 $2.09B 7.93%
1987 $1.34B 5.60%
1986 $1.47B 6.69%
1985 $0.43B 2.13%
1984 $-0.38B -2.00%
1983 $0.01B 0.08%
1982 $0.39B 2.33%
1981 $-1.15B -7.18%
1980 $-1.62B -11.26%
1979 $-1.35B -10.62%
1978 $-1.79B -16.02%
1977 $-1.63B -16.43%
1976 $-2.09B -23.25%
1975 $-1.81B -22.11%
1974 $-0.92B -12.01%
1973 $-1.03B -14.72%
1972 $-1.13B -17.91%
1971 $-1.08B -19.17%