What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Iceland and United States?

8,297 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs United States: GDP (current US$), per capita

Iceland

98,323 current US$ per person

in 2025

United States

90,026 current US$ per person

in 2025

Iceland rank

9th

United States rank

11th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

Iceland
United States

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 98,323 current US$ per person against 90,026 current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 8,297 current US$ per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Iceland ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,309 current US$ per person	3,821 current US$ per person	1,512 current US$ per person	United States
1970s	7,265 current US$ per person	7,898 current US$ per person	632.84 current US$ per person	United States
1980s	17,119 current US$ per person	17,527 current US$ per person	408.03 current US$ per person	United States
1990s	28,031 current US$ per person	28,522 current US$ per person	490.87 current US$ per person	United States
2000s	46,763 current US$ per person	42,692 current US$ per person	4,071 current US$ per person	Iceland
2010s	57,821 current US$ per person	56,180 current US$ per person	1,640 current US$ per person	Iceland
2020s	78,886 current US$ per person	78,783 current US$ per person	103.35 current US$ per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Iceland or United States?: Iceland, at 98,323 current US$ per person against 90,026 current US$ per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Iceland and United States?: 8,297 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iceland and United States rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?: Iceland ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.