Value of exported goods and services, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Value of exported goods and services, per capita was 26,937 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of exported goods and services, per capita in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, value of exported goods and services, per capita in Iceland stood at 26,937 constant 2015 US$ per person.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of exported goods and services, per capita in Iceland peaked at 31,132 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,304 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 18th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Value of exported goods and services, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,925 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 6,304 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 7,113 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 7,614 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 7,311 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 7,408 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 8,293 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 8,965 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 10,244 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 10,780 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 10,954 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 11,172 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 10,038 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 10,996 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 11,142 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 12,276 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 12,911 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 13,187 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 12,514 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 12,724 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 12,622 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 11,739 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 11,363 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 11,981 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 12,979 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 12,614 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 13,561 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 14,094 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 14,148 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 14,425 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 14,795 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 15,583 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 15,995 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 16,022 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 17,193 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 18,171 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 16,948 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 20,427 constant 2015 US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 20,751 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 22,325 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 22,526 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 23,112 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 23,708 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 24,947 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 25,600 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 27,467 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 30,406 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 31,132 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 30,978 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 28,953 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 19,841 constant 2015 US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 21,938 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 26,970 constant 2015 US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 27,748 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 27,080 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 26,937 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 26,937 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,878 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 26,937 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,318 constant 2015 US$ per person, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of exported goods and services, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -31.5% | 28,953 constant 2015 US$ per person | 19,841 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,095 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6,304 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10,780 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,791 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10,038 constant 2015 US$ per person | 13,187 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,952 constant 2015 US$ per person | 11,363 constant 2015 US$ per person | 14,425 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,821 constant 2015 US$ per person | 14,795 constant 2015 US$ per person | 22,325 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,883 constant 2015 US$ per person | 22,526 constant 2015 US$ per person | 31,132 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,086 constant 2015 US$ per person | 19,841 constant 2015 US$ per person | 27,748 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 15 Qatar 30,604 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 16 Sweden 30,092 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 17 Austria 27,175 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 19 Cyprus 25,452 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 20 United States Virgin Islands 25,371 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 21 Slovenia 23,044 constant 2015 US$ 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -851.71 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,170 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -201.70 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -107.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -514.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of exported goods and services, per capita in Iceland?
- Value of exported goods and services, per capita in Iceland was 26,937 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of exported goods and services, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 31,132 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest value of exported goods and services, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,304 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for value of exported goods and services, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 18th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of exported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of exported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of exported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of exported goods and services ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value of exported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
Value of exported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.