Statistics Institute: PR paid record $919.7 million in tariffs in 2025

Ronald Hernández Maldonado, statistical project manager at the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute (LinkedIn) By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico paid $919.7 million in tariffs during 2025, the highest amount recorded between 2010 and 2025, according to new data released Tuesday by the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics (PRSI). The figure represents a dramatic increase of $683.1 million compared with 2024, when tariff payments totaled $236.6 million. The year‑over‑year jump amounts to 288.66%, driven...

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