The Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico issues a favorable opinion on the fiscal operations of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics

“The tests carried out and the evidence in our possession revealed that the operations of the Institute subject to this Report were carried out, in all significant respects, in accordance with applicable law and regulations.”

“The Report comments that since the Institute of Statistics was created in 2003, the Legislature has not allocated the budget for the special fund contrary to Law 209-2003 which establishes an allocation of $2,000,000 as an initial item to finance projects for methodological improvements or statistical products. As of May 28, 2021, the Institute had not received the allocation for the special fund.”

“This situation prevented the Institute from updating Puerto Rico's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) methodology. This measurement of GDP is necessary for the Federal Government to integrate the measurement of Puerto Rico's economy, as required by the Report by the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status of March 11, 2011 under the presidency of Barack Obama.”

Source:

AUDIT REPORT DA-22-06

More information at:

https://www.ocpr.gov.pr/... /auditor-report-of-22... /

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Statistics Institute presents the Puerto Rico Teacher Profile

Puerto Rico's Trade Balance Surplus Increases by 30%

Exports increased by 3.6% compared to the previous calendar year, and

Imports increased by 0.8% compared to the previous calendar year

San Juan, Puerto Rico — March 3, 2026. The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute published external trade data for the month of December 2025, allowing for an analysis of performance in terms of international trade for the calendar year 2025, which covers January through December 2025. Annual exports totaled $62,435,255,371, representing an increase of 3.55% compared to the previous calendar year, while annual imports totaled $55,033,443,743, representing an increase of 0.79% compared to the same previous period. In the calendar year, a trade balance surplus of $7,401,811,628 was recorded, reflecting an increase of 30.02% compared to the $5,692,730,055 recorded in 2024.

Dr. Ronald G. Hernández Maldonado, Statistical Project Manager at the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, explained that the trade balance is the indicator that measures the difference between the value of exports and that of imports of goods in a jurisdiction. A surplus occurs when exports exceed imports; a deficit is when the opposite happens. This indicator constitutes one of the main measures of international trade,as it reflects both productive capacity and the level of dependence on foreign goods. In general terms, productive capacity refers to what Puerto Rico is able to produce and sell (as reflected in exports), and the level of dependence refers to what Puerto Rico needs to purchase from abroad (as reflected in imports).

For more information, see the attached annex.

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