Greenland vs Iceland: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Greenland
97.0%
in 2023
Iceland
95.2%
in 2023
Greenland rank
2nd
Iceland rank
5th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Greenland
- Iceland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 97.0% against 95.2% in Iceland, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 94.7% | 5.3% | Greenland |
| 1970s | 99.3% | 96.0% | 3.3% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 99.6% | 95.4% | 4.1% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 98.2% | 1.3% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 96.5% | 2.1% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 94.2% | 3.8% | Greenland |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 94.7% | 2.3% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Greenland or Iceland?
- Greenland, at 97.0% against 95.2% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Greenland and Iceland?
- 1.8%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Iceland rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Greenland ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 5th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.