Iceland vs United States: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US)
Iceland
100,546 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
88,812 current US$ per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
3rd
United States rank
5th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US) over time
- Iceland
- United States
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 100,546 current US$ per person against 88,812 current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 11,734 current US$ per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Iceland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,481 current US$ per person | 7,921 current US$ per person | 439.42 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1980s | 17,236 current US$ per person | 17,855 current US$ per person | 618.61 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 28,044 current US$ per person | 28,897 current US$ per person | 853.5 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 49,378 current US$ per person | 44,647 current US$ per person | 4,731 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 54,052 current US$ per person | 57,864 current US$ per person | 3,812 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 75,290 current US$ per person | 78,976 current US$ per person | 3,686 current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Iceland or United States?
- Iceland, at 100,546 current US$ per person against 88,812 current US$ per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Iceland and United States?
- 11,734 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and United States rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.