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$), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2,821 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.