Iceland vs Japan: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Iceland
31.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
40.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iceland rank
42nd
Japan rank
41st
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 40.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 31.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 9.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Iceland ranks 42nd and Japan ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4597 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 114.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 114.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 71.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 64.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1990s | 13.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 41.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 27.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 16.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 31.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 14.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 29.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 25.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2020s | 31.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 33.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Iceland or Japan?
- Japan, at 40.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 31.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Iceland and Japan?
- 9.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 42nd and Japan ranks 41st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.