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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise exports (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, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.