Productivity Puerto Rico has one of the world’s highest productivity ratios. Value-added in Puerto Rico’s factories amounts to $10.02 for every dollar of production worker wages, which is double the mainland US average for manufacturing of $4.64, according to the US Census of Business. Based on rates of growth data over time, a comparison of manufacturing productivity show the following ranking: Japan 1 Puerto Rico 2 United Kingdom 3 United States 4 Canada 5
