Iceland vs United States of America: Subsidies payable, Transactions
Subsidies payable, Transactions over time
- Iceland
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 112.11 billion against 68.09 billion in Iceland, a difference of 44.01 billion.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times Iceland's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 35 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.92 billion | 51.84 billion | 31.92 billion | United States of America |
| 2010s | 29.51 billion | 60.68 billion | 31.16 billion | United States of America |
| 2020s | 62.79 billion | 293.53 billion | 230.74 billion | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies payable, transactions, Iceland or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 112.11 billion against 68.09 billion in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in subsidies payable, transactions between Iceland and United States of America?
- 44.01 billion, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States of America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and United States of America rank globally for subsidies payable, transactions?
- Iceland ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.