GDP per capita in Greenland
Greenland: GDP per capita was 71,038 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Greenland, 1990–2023
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 71,038 international-$ in 2021 prices for gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Greenland peaked at 71,038 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34,578 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1993.
That places Greenland 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,148 international-$ in 2021 prices | 34,578 international-$ in 2021 prices | 42,072 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,732 international-$ in 2021 prices | 44,793 international-$ in 2021 prices | 61,036 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,293 international-$ in 2021 prices | 61,171 international-$ in 2021 prices | 68,535 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,889 international-$ in 2021 prices | 68,534 international-$ in 2021 prices | 71,038 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 13 Denmark 72,723 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 14 Faroe Islands 72,114 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 15 Netherlands 71,378 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 17 San Marino 70,952 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 18 United Arab Emirates 69,702 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 19 Hong Kong 68,725 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Greenland
- Services, value added 2.2% (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added -1.3% (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.80 billion constant LCU (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added 18.4% (2023)
- Services, value added 2.03 billion current US$ (2023)
- Services, value added 13.98 billion current LCU (2023)
- Services, value added 1.75 billion constant 2015 US$ (2023)
- Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP 0 current LCU (2023)
- GDP deflator 140.95 base year varies by country (2023)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Greenland?
- Gdp per capita in Greenland was 71,038 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 71,038 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,578 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1993.
- How does Greenland rank for gdp per capita?
- Greenland ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.