Iceland vs Norway: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Iceland
100,546 current US$ per person
in 2025
Norway
83,533 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
3rd
Norway rank
6th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 100,546 current US$ per person against 83,533 current US$ per person in Norway, a difference of 17,013 current US$ per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,481 current US$ per person | 7,782 current US$ per person | 300.34 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 17,236 current US$ per person | 17,605 current US$ per person | 368.43 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 28,044 current US$ per person | 30,221 current US$ per person | 2,177 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 49,378 current US$ per person | 54,167 current US$ per person | 4,789 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 54,052 current US$ per person | 81,858 current US$ per person | 27,806 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 79,500 current US$ per person | 79,147 current US$ per person | 352.75 current US$ per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 100,546 current US$ per person against 83,533 current US$ per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Iceland and Norway?
- 17,013 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 6th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.