Iceland vs Upper middle income: GNI per capita

Iceland
57,507 US$
in 2020
Upper middle income
9,038 US$
in 2020
Iceland rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
13th

GNI per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Upper middle income
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020052020

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 57,507 US$ against 9,038 US$ in Upper middle income, a difference of 48,469 US$.

That makes Iceland's figure about 6.4 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 26,816 US$ 1,580 US$ 25,237 US$ Iceland
2000s 42,520 US$ 3,197 US$ 39,323 US$ Iceland
2010s 53,214 US$ 8,192 US$ 45,021 US$ Iceland
2020s 57,507 US$ 9,038 US$ 48,469 US$ Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni per capita, Iceland or Upper middle income?
Iceland, at 57,507 US$ against 9,038 US$ in Upper middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in gni per capita between Iceland and Upper middle income?
48,469 US$, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Upper middle income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Upper middle income rank globally for gni per capita?
Iceland ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GNI per capita (US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs Upper middle income: GNI per capita. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gni-per-capita-us/iceland/upper-middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gni-per-capita-us/iceland/upper-middle-income/">Iceland vs Upper middle income: GNI per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
GNI per capita (US$)
Unit
US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 7,211 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.