Faroe Islands vs World: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Faroe Islands
30,346 current US$ per person
in 2025
World
3,249 current US$ per person
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
9th
World rank
12th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- World
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 30,346 current US$ per person against 3,249 current US$ per person in World, a difference of 27,097 current US$ per person.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 9.3 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 9th and World 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 | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 658.58 current US$ per person | 55.82 current US$ per person | 602.75 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 2,608 current US$ per person | 202.87 current US$ per person | 2,405 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 6,656 current US$ per person | 458.6 current US$ per person | 6,198 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 7,355 current US$ per person | 826.05 current US$ per person | 6,529 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 15,026 current US$ per person | 1,578 current US$ per person | 13,448 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 21,317 current US$ per person | 2,452 current US$ per person | 18,865 current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 28,563 current US$ per person | 2,950 current US$ per person | 25,613 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$), per capita, Faroe Islands or World?
- Faroe Islands, at 30,346 current US$ per person against 3,249 current US$ per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Faroe Islands and World?
- 27,097 current US$ per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and World rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 9th and World ranks 12th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.