Iceland vs Spain: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Iceland
2,678 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Spain
2,821 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
36th
Spain rank
35th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 2,821 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,678 BoP, current US$ per person in Iceland, a difference of 143 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 36th and Spain ranks 35th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 326.71 BoP, current US$ per person 41.02 BoP, current US$ per person 285.69 BoP, current US$ per person Iceland
1980s 751.78 BoP, current US$ per person 111.47 BoP, current US$ per person 640.32 BoP, current US$ per person Iceland
1990s 1,037 BoP, current US$ per person 489.95 BoP, current US$ per person 546.9 BoP, current US$ per person Iceland
2000s 7,441 BoP, current US$ per person 1,590 BoP, current US$ per person 5,851 BoP, current US$ per person Iceland
2010s 4,324 BoP, current US$ per person 1,637 BoP, current US$ per person 2,686 BoP, current US$ per person Iceland
2020s 2,563 BoP, current US$ per person 2,075 BoP, current US$ per person 487.8 BoP, current US$ per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Iceland or Spain?
Spain, at 2,821 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,678 BoP, current US$ per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Iceland and Spain?
143 BoP, current US$ per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Iceland ranks 36th and Spain ranks 35th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, 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.