Foreign liabilities per capita in Iceland

Iceland: Foreign liabilities per capita was 72,860 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
72,860 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
23rd
of 149 countries
All-time high
766,776 real chained 2019 US$
in 2007
All-time low
44,907 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Iceland, 1995–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1995200720201995: 44.9k real chained 2019 US$1996: 45.0k real chained 2019 US$1997: 46.4k real chained 2019 US$1998: 58.1k real chained 2019 US$1999: 65.7k real chained 2019 US$2000: 75.9k real chained 2019 US$2001: 77.8k real chained 2019 US$2002: 89.4k real chained 2019 US$2003: 127.1k real chained 2019 US$2004: 204.0k real chained 2019 US$2005: 352.2k real chained 2019 US$2006: 499.1k real chained 2019 US$2007: 766.8k real chained 2019 US$2008: 603.4k real chained 2019 US$2009: 525.8k real chained 2019 US$2010: 498.5k real chained 2019 US$2011: 441.5k real chained 2019 US$2012: 381.0k real chained 2019 US$2013: 395.3k real chained 2019 US$2014: 348.3k real chained 2019 US$2015: 128.7k real chained 2019 US$2016: 110.9k real chained 2019 US$2017: 88.4k real chained 2019 US$2018: 78.7k real chained 2019 US$2019: 75.2k real chained 2019 US$2020: 72.9k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 72,860 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Iceland peaked at 766,776 real chained 2019 US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 44,907 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Iceland ranks 23rd of 149 countries on this measure, 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 52,026 real chained 2019 US$ 44,907 real chained 2019 US$ 65,664 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 332,151 real chained 2019 US$ 75,948 real chained 2019 US$ 766,776 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 254,645 real chained 2019 US$ 75,224 real chained 2019 US$ 498,473 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 72,860 real chained 2019 US$ 72,860 real chained 2019 US$ 72,860 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 20 Canada 109,918 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 21 Spain 84,736 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 22 Bahrain 78,565 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 24 New Zealand 69,561 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 25 Portugal 68,015 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 26 Hungary 64,399 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Iceland?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Iceland was 72,860 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 766,776 real chained 2019 US$ in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 44,907 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Iceland rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Iceland ranks 23rd out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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