What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Denmark and Faroe Islands?

3,189 current US$ per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Faroe Islands?

27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Faroe Islands: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Denmark

68,494 current US$ per person

in 2025

Faroe Islands

71,683 current US$ per person

in 2024

Denmark rank

9th

Faroe Islands rank

8th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

Denmark
Faroe Islands

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 71,683 current US$ per person against 68,494 current US$ per person in Denmark, a difference of 3,189 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 9th and Faroe Islands ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Faroe Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Faroe Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31,870 current US$ per person	25,016 current US$ per person	6,855 current US$ per person	Denmark
2000s	44,147 current US$ per person	40,573 current US$ per person	3,575 current US$ per person	Denmark
2010s	55,191 current US$ per person	56,261 current US$ per person	1,071 current US$ per person	Faroe Islands
2020s	61,933 current US$ per person	68,549 current US$ per person	6,616 current US$ per person	Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Denmark or Faroe Islands?: Faroe Islands, at 71,683 current US$ per person against 68,494 current US$ per person in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Denmark and Faroe Islands?: 3,189 current US$ per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Faroe Islands?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Faroe Islands rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?: Denmark ranks 9th and Faroe Islands ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (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.