Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita was -0.0005 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded -0.0005 million USD per person for total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and down 133.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0324 million USD per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.0134 million USD per person, in 2008.
That places Iceland 152nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +145.1% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per person | -78.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +124.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +64.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +154.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +33.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +61.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +218.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 million USD per person | +575.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0238 million USD per person | +171.4% |
| 2006 | 0.018 million USD per person | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0324 million USD per person | +80.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0134 million USD per person | -141.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 million USD per person | -152.7% |
| 2010 | -0.0074 million USD per person | -205.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -100.7% |
| 2012 | -0.01 million USD per person | -18171.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -114.2% |
| 2014 | -0.0008 million USD per person | -155.2% |
| 2015 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -88.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0034 million USD per person | +3519.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0006 million USD per person | -82.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -135.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +516.6% |
| 2020 | -0.0012 million USD per person | -187.7% |
| 2021 | 0 million USD per person | -101.3% |
| 2022 | -0.0006 million USD per person | -3793.3% |
| 2023 | -0.0005 million USD per person | -17.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's -0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 million USD per person. (59 countries reporting)
- Iceland's -0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 million USD per person. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -18171.1% | 0.0001 million USD per person | -0.01 million USD per person |
| 2022 | -3793.3% | 0 million USD per person | -0.0006 million USD per person |
| 2016 | -3519.8% | -0.0001 million USD per person | -0.0034 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0082 million USD per person | -0.0134 million USD per person | 0.0324 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0019 million USD per person | -0.01 million USD per person | 0.0014 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0005 million USD per person | -0.0012 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 149 Namibia -0.0001 million USD per person compare
- 150 New Zealand -0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 151 Uruguay -0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 153 Ireland -0.0012 million USD per person compare
- 154 Cyprus -0.0014 million USD per person compare
- 155 Luxembourg -0.0355 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Iceland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, per capita in Iceland?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in Iceland was -0.0005 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0324 million USD per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0134 million USD per person in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 152nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.0%. 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 outflows — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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 outflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — 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 outflows — 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.