Iceland's gni per capita rose from US$27.8k in 1996 to US$89.2k in 2025.
Iceland · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
12th of 181 · 7th in Europe & C. Asia
Iceland's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $25k in 1996 to intl $83.3k in 2025.
Iceland's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 16.2k in 2004 to PPS 22.6k in 2020.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
5th of 129 · 4th in Europe & C. Asia
Iceland's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$19.8k in 1996 to US$31.4k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
7th of 78 · 7th in Europe & C. Asia*
Iceland's gini index was 26.8 in 2003 and 26.8 in 2019.
Iceland's income share held by highest 10% fell from 22.6 % in 2003 to 22.4 % in 2019.
Iceland's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 9.5 % in 2003 to 9.4 % in 2019.
Poverty
Iceland's extreme poverty rose from 0.0 % in 2003 to 0.1 % in 2019.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
6th of 53 · 2nd in Europe & C. Asia*
Iceland's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 10.0 % in 2003 to 8.8 % in 2017.
Iceland's at-risk-of-poverty rate fell from 10.0 % in 2004 to 7.4 % in 2022.