Iceland vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Iceland
0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.1639 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland rank
20th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
20th

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

  • Iceland
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.10.150.20.250.3196019922025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1639 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0967 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 187 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1764 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1079 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1980s 0.2042 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1089 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0953 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1990s 0.2294 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1371 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0923 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2000s 0.2489 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2010s 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2020s 0.2638 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1652 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0986 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Iceland or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Iceland, at 0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1639 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Iceland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.0967 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Iceland ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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