What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Iceland and Ireland?

4,049 current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.

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

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

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

Iceland

26,128 current US$ per person

in 2025

Ireland

30,177 current US$ per person

in 2025

Iceland rank

4th

Ireland rank

2nd

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

Iceland
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 30,177 current US$ per person against 26,128 current US$ per person in Iceland, a difference of 4,049 current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 2nd of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,294 current US$ per person	798.4 current US$ per person	1,496 current US$ per person	Iceland
1980s	4,084 current US$ per person	1,582 current US$ per person	2,502 current US$ per person	Iceland
1990s	5,784 current US$ per person	3,855 current US$ per person	1,929 current US$ per person	Iceland
2000s	12,088 current US$ per person	12,124 current US$ per person	35.93 current US$ per person	Ireland
2010s	10,768 current US$ per person	18,030 current US$ per person	7,261 current US$ per person	Ireland
2020s	19,467 current US$ per person	27,346 current US$ per person	7,879 current US$ per person	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, Iceland or Ireland?: Ireland, at 30,177 current US$ per person against 26,128 current US$ per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Iceland and Ireland?: 4,049 current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?: Iceland ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 06 September 2026

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.