Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita was 0.0025 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Iceland is 0.0025 million USD per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 106.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0219 million USD per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.0025 million USD per person, in 2020.
That places Iceland 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -18.2% |
| 1992 | -0 million USD per person | -168.8% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | -103.4% |
| 1994 | -0 million USD per person | -441.8% |
| 1995 | -0 million USD per person | +502.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -995.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +77.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -55.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +146.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -50.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +278.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +116.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 million USD per person | +316.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 million USD per person | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0219 million USD per person | +73.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 million USD per person | -86.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -91.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +211.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +350.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 million USD per person | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -61.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +56.8% |
| 2016 | -0.0013 million USD per person | -159.5% |
| 2017 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -90.5% |
| 2018 | -0.0011 million USD per person | +796.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0006 million USD per person | -42.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0025 million USD per person | +305.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -155.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +52.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +19.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0025 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 million USD per person, 3.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0025 million USD per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 million USD per person, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +995.5% | -0 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person |
| 2018 | -796.9% | -0.0001 million USD per person | -0.0011 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0219 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 million USD per person | -0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0035 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 million USD per person | -0.0025 million USD per person | 0.0025 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More economy & growth data for Iceland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,500 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,095 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Iceland?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Iceland was 0.0025 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0219 million USD per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0025 million USD per person in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.