Foreign liabilities per capita in Iceland

Iceland: Foreign liabilities per capita was 74,935 current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
74,935 current US$
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
446,795 current US$
in 2007
All-time low
16,585 current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Iceland, 1995–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1995200720201995: 16.6k current US$1996: 17.0k current US$1997: 17.8k current US$1998: 22.7k current US$1999: 26.5k current US$2000: 32.2k current US$2001: 35.1k current US$2002: 42.4k current US$2003: 61.6k current US$2004: 102.0k current US$2005: 183.1k current US$2006: 276.8k current US$2007: 446.8k current US$2008: 396.2k current US$2009: 386.7k current US$2010: 386.4k current US$2011: 355.9k current US$2012: 323.1k current US$2013: 348.2k current US$2014: 313.1k current US$2015: 117.5k current US$2016: 103.0k current US$2017: 83.6k current US$2018: 76.4k current US$2019: 75.2k current US$2020: 74.9k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 74,935 current US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Iceland peaked at 446,795 current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16,585 current US$, in 1995.

That places Iceland 23rd out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,131 current US$ 16,585 current US$ 26,498 current US$ 5
2000s 196,308 current US$ 32,222 current US$ 446,795 current US$ 10
2010s 218,243 current US$ 75,224 current US$ 386,403 current US$ 10
2020s 74,935 current US$ 74,935 current US$ 74,935 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 20 Canada 110,706 current US$ compare
  2. 21 Spain 84,463 current US$ compare
  3. 22 Bahrain 76,744 current US$ compare
  4. 24 New Zealand 70,754 current US$ compare
  5. 25 Portugal 68,006 current US$ compare
  6. 26 Hungary 66,541 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Iceland?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Iceland was 74,935 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 446,795 current US$ in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 16,585 current US$ in 1995.
How does Iceland rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Iceland ranks 23rd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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