Iceland vs United States: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita

Iceland
17,362 US dollar per person
in 2025
United States
19,245 US dollar per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
34th
United States rank
32nd

Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 19,245 US dollar per person against 17,362 US dollar per person in Iceland, a difference of 1,883 US dollar per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was United States ahead.

Iceland ranks 34th and United States ranks 32nd of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United States Difference Ahead
1980s 953.9 US dollar per person 3,441 US dollar per person 2,487 US dollar per person United States
1990s 1,032 US dollar per person 4,583 US dollar per person 3,551 US dollar per person United States
2000s 46,179 US dollar per person 11,175 US dollar per person 35,004 US dollar per person Iceland
2010s 27,186 US dollar per person 13,853 US dollar per person 13,334 US dollar per person Iceland
2020s 14,568 US dollar per person 16,360 US dollar per person 1,792 US dollar per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita, Iceland or United States?
United States, at 19,245 US dollar per person against 17,362 US dollar per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita between Iceland and United States?
1,883 US dollar per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?
40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Iceland and United States rank globally for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
Iceland ranks 34th and United States ranks 32nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit
US dollar per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,355 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.