Faroe Islands vs Small states: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Faroe Islands
71,683 current US$ per person
in 2024
Small states
16,736 current US$ per person
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
8th
Small states rank
10th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- Small states
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 71,683 current US$ per person against 16,736 current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 54,947 current US$ per person.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 4.3 times Small states's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 8th and Small states ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,016 current US$ per person | 4,898 current US$ per person | 20,118 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 40,573 current US$ per person | 7,713 current US$ per person | 32,860 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 56,261 current US$ per person | 10,926 current US$ per person | 45,335 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 68,549 current US$ per person | 13,552 current US$ per person | 54,998 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$), per capita, Faroe Islands or Small states?
- Faroe Islands, at 71,683 current US$ per person against 16,736 current US$ per person in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Faroe Islands and Small states?
- 54,947 current US$ per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Small states?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Small states rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 8th and Small states ranks 10th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.