Passenger cars per 1,000 people rose 1.97% to 895 vehicles in Puerto Rico in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, passenger cars per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico reached an all time high of 895 vehicles in 2019 and an all time low of 587 vehicles in 2005. When compared to Puerto Rico's main peers, passenger cars per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic amounted to 75.1 vehicles, 3.84 vehicles in Haiti, 55.5 vehicles in Jamaica and 360 vehicles in USA in 2019.
Puerto Rico has been ranked 1st within the group of 135 countries we follow in terms of passenger cars per 1,000 people, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Passenger Cars Per 1,000 People | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Canada | vehicles | ... | ... | 607 | 615 | 620 | 620 | 622 | ||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73.5 | 84.9 | 97.9 | 99.7 | 105 | ||||||||||||
| Cuba | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 21.1 | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69.3 | 71.0 | 73.3 | 73.2 | 73.9 | ||||||||||
| Haiti | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.02 | 4.14 | 3.81 | 3.88 | 3.86 | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52.0 | 52.5 | 53.8 | 54.0 | 54.5 | ||||||||||
| Japan | vehicles | 474 | 480 | 485 | 488 | 492 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 204 | 208 | 217 | 219 | 223 | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | vehicles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 801 | 815 | 823 | 842 | 860 | ||||||||||
| USA | vehicles | 377 | 377 | 379 | 372 | 368 |
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