Iceland vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Iceland
18,264 current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
2,493 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
18th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 18,264 current US$ per person against 2,493 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 15,771 current US$ per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 7.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 519.74 current US$ per person | 15.39 current US$ per person | 504.35 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1,712 current US$ per person | 51.86 current US$ per person | 1,660 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 4,170 current US$ per person | 126.83 current US$ per person | 4,043 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 6,440 current US$ per person | 248.31 current US$ per person | 6,192 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 10,637 current US$ per person | 741.74 current US$ per person | 9,895 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 14,987 current US$ per person | 1,586 current US$ per person | 13,401 current US$ per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 16,955 current US$ per person | 2,201 current US$ per person | 14,754 current US$ per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Iceland or Upper middle income?
- Iceland, at 18,264 current US$ per person against 2,493 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 15,771 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.