Faroe Islands vs Iceland: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Faroe Islands
30,346 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iceland
27,890 current US$ per person
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
9th
Iceland rank
12th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- Iceland
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 30,346 current US$ per person against 27,890 current US$ per person in Iceland, a difference of 2,456 current US$ per person.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 658.58 current US$ per person | 638.9 current US$ per person | 19.67 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 2,608 current US$ per person | 2,069 current US$ per person | 538.99 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 6,656 current US$ per person | 4,657 current US$ per person | 1,999 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 7,355 current US$ per person | 7,023 current US$ per person | 332.9 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 15,026 current US$ per person | 13,679 current US$ per person | 1,347 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 21,317 current US$ per person | 16,749 current US$ per person | 4,568 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 28,563 current US$ per person | 23,239 current US$ per person | 5,324 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Faroe Islands or Iceland?
- Faroe Islands, at 30,346 current US$ per person against 27,890 current US$ per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Faroe Islands and Iceland?
- 2,456 current US$ per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Iceland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Iceland rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 12th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 imports (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.