Faroe Islands vs United States of America: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Faroe Islands
71,683 current US$ per person
in 2024
United States of America
88,812 current US$ per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
8th
United States of America rank
5th

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

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  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 88,812 current US$ per person against 71,683 current US$ per person in Faroe Islands, a difference of 17,129 current US$ per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States of America ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 186 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 25,016 current US$ per person 34,444 current US$ per person 9,429 current US$ per person United States of America
2000s 40,573 current US$ per person 44,647 current US$ per person 4,074 current US$ per person United States of America
2010s 56,261 current US$ per person 57,864 current US$ per person 1,603 current US$ per person United States of America
2020s 68,549 current US$ per person 78,976 current US$ per person 10,427 current US$ per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Faroe Islands or United States of America?
United States of America, at 88,812 current US$ per person against 71,683 current US$ per person in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Faroe Islands and United States of America?
17,129 current US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States of America?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and United States of America rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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

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.