European Union vs Iceland: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita

European Union
10,354 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland
26,128 current US$ per person
in 2025
European Union rank
6th
Iceland rank
4th

Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita over time

  • European Union
  • Iceland
010.0k20.0k30.0k197019972025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 26,128 current US$ per person against 10,354 current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 15,774 current US$ per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.5 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.

European Union ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 4th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 1,093 current US$ per person 2,294 current US$ per person 1,201 current US$ per person Iceland
1980s 2,057 current US$ per person 4,084 current US$ per person 2,028 current US$ per person Iceland
1990s 4,001 current US$ per person 5,784 current US$ per person 1,783 current US$ per person Iceland
2000s 5,956 current US$ per person 12,088 current US$ per person 6,132 current US$ per person Iceland
2010s 7,115 current US$ per person 10,768 current US$ per person 3,653 current US$ per person Iceland
2020s 9,170 current US$ per person 19,467 current US$ per person 10,297 current US$ per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, European Union or Iceland?
Iceland, at 26,128 current US$ per person against 10,354 current US$ per person in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between European Union and Iceland?
15,774 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Iceland?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do European Union and Iceland rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?
European Union ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 4th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. 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

European Union vs Iceland: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-capital-formation-current-us-per-capita/european-union/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-capital-formation-current-us-per-capita/european-union/iceland/">European Union vs Iceland: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross capital formation (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, 10,947 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (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.