Greenland vs Iceland: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Greenland
17,807 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland
18,264 current US$ per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
22nd
Iceland rank
21st
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Greenland
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 18,264 current US$ per person against 17,807 current US$ per person in Greenland, a difference of 457 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Greenland ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 290.94 current US$ per person | 519.74 current US$ per person | 228.8 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1,440 current US$ per person | 1,712 current US$ per person | 272.24 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 4,659 current US$ per person | 4,170 current US$ per person | 489.01 current US$ per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 5,907 current US$ per person | 6,440 current US$ per person | 533.86 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 6,447 current US$ per person | 10,637 current US$ per person | 4,190 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 9,849 current US$ per person | 14,987 current US$ per person | 5,138 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 15,291 current US$ per person | 16,955 current US$ per person | 1,664 current US$ per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Greenland or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 18,264 current US$ per person against 17,807 current US$ per person in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Greenland and Iceland?
- 457 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Iceland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Iceland rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Greenland ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 21st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (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.