Iceland vs New Zealand: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Iceland
0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand
0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland rank
112th
New Zealand rank
115th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 112th and New Zealand ranks 115th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2355 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1629 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1970s 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1980s 0.2456 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2171 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1990s 0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2173 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2000s 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2127 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2010s 0.2694 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0704 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2020s 0.2164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Iceland or New Zealand?
Iceland, at 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Iceland and New Zealand?
0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iceland ranks 112th and New Zealand ranks 115th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.