Iceland vs Switzerland: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Iceland
100,546 current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
104,505 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
1st

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

  • Iceland
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 104,505 current US$ per person against 100,546 current US$ per person in Iceland, a difference of 3,959 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

Iceland ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 1st of 186 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 7,481 current US$ per person 10,032 current US$ per person 2,551 current US$ per person Switzerland
1980s 17,236 current US$ per person 23,120 current US$ per person 5,884 current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 28,044 current US$ per person 42,130 current US$ per person 14,086 current US$ per person Switzerland
2000s 49,378 current US$ per person 52,315 current US$ per person 2,937 current US$ per person Switzerland
2010s 54,052 current US$ per person 78,103 current US$ per person 24,050 current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s 79,500 current US$ per person 90,728 current US$ per person 11,229 current US$ per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Iceland or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 104,505 current US$ per person against 100,546 current US$ per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Iceland and Switzerland?
3,959 current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Iceland ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.