Iceland vs United Arab Emirates: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Iceland
68,065 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
69,702 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
20th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • United Arab Emirates
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 69,702 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 68,065 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Iceland, a difference of 1,637 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 198 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 43,396 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 102,444 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 59,048 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 56,612 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 88,319 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 31,707 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 61,794 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 73,506 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 11,713 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 65,483 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 69,081 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,598 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Iceland or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 69,702 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 68,065 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Iceland and United Arab Emirates?
1,637 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Arab Emirates?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iceland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Iceland ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.