Iceland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Iceland
17,174 current US$ per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1,510 current US$ per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019912023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 17,174 current US$ per person against 1,510 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 15,664 current US$ per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 11.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 443.86 current US$ per person 29.5 current US$ per person 414.36 current US$ per person Iceland
1970s 1,566 current US$ per person 217.93 current US$ per person 1,348 current US$ per person Iceland
1980s 3,886 current US$ per person 445.16 current US$ per person 3,441 current US$ per person Iceland
1990s 6,351 current US$ per person 397.38 current US$ per person 5,954 current US$ per person Iceland
2000s 10,615 current US$ per person 1,120 current US$ per person 9,495 current US$ per person Iceland
2010s 14,922 current US$ per person 1,601 current US$ per person 13,321 current US$ per person Iceland
2020s 16,283 current US$ per person 1,387 current US$ per person 14,896 current US$ per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Iceland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Iceland, at 17,174 current US$ per person against 1,510 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
15,664 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Iceland ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.