Iceland vs Upper middle income: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita

Iceland
717.44 current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
81.67 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
32nd
Upper middle income rank
31st

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 717.44 current US$ per person against 81.67 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 635.77 current US$ per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 8.8 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 7.4 current US$ per person 1.74 current US$ per person 5.66 current US$ per person Iceland
1980s 38.45 current US$ per person 4.24 current US$ per person 34.21 current US$ per person Iceland
1990s 176.83 current US$ per person 11.06 current US$ per person 165.77 current US$ per person Iceland
2000s 240 current US$ per person 31.78 current US$ per person 208.22 current US$ per person Iceland
2010s 558.85 current US$ per person 59.74 current US$ per person 499.11 current US$ per person Iceland
2020s 568.71 current US$ per person 84.41 current US$ per person 484.3 current US$ per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita, Iceland or Upper middle income?
Iceland, at 717.44 current US$ per person against 81.67 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita between Iceland and Upper middle income?
635.77 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Upper middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Upper middle income rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita?
Iceland ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,733 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (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.