Faroe Islands vs OECD members: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Faroe Islands
20,666 current US$ per person
in 2024
OECD members
8,471 current US$ per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
5th
OECD members rank
6th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 20,666 current US$ per person against 8,471 current US$ per person in OECD members, a difference of 12,195 current US$ per person.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 2.4 times OECD members's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 6th of 187 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 6,346 current US$ per person 3,628 current US$ per person 2,718 current US$ per person Faroe Islands
2000s 10,710 current US$ per person 5,068 current US$ per person 5,642 current US$ per person Faroe Islands
2010s 16,501 current US$ per person 6,661 current US$ per person 9,841 current US$ per person Faroe Islands
2020s 19,293 current US$ per person 7,855 current US$ per person 11,438 current US$ per person Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Faroe Islands or OECD members?
Faroe Islands, at 20,666 current US$ per person against 8,471 current US$ per person in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Faroe Islands and OECD members?
12,195 current US$ per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and OECD members?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and OECD members rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Faroe Islands ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,065 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.