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$), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 104,505 current US$ 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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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.