Argentina vs Iceland: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Argentina
5.94 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iceland
5.59 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
9th
Iceland rank
10th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Argentina
  • Iceland
02.0M4.0M6.0M198020022025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 5.94 million current LCU per person against 5.59 million current LCU per person in Iceland, a difference of 341,010 current LCU per person.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iceland ahead.

Argentina ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 10th of 195 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Iceland Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per person 213,748 current LCU per person 213,748 current LCU per person Iceland
1990s 1,381 current LCU per person 785,869 current LCU per person 784,487 current LCU per person Iceland
2000s 4,592 current LCU per person 1.81 million current LCU per person 1.81 million current LCU per person Iceland
2010s 67,045 current LCU per person 3.10 million current LCU per person 3.03 million current LCU per person Iceland
2020s 2.14 million current LCU per person 4.90 million current LCU per person 2.76 million current LCU per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Argentina or Iceland?
Argentina, at 5.94 million current LCU per person against 5.59 million current LCU per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Argentina and Iceland?
341,010 current LCU per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iceland?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Iceland rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
Argentina ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.