Iceland vs Republic of Korea: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita

Iceland
1.26 million current LCU per person
in 2023
Republic of Korea
2.22 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
9th
Republic of Korea rank
6th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 2.22 million current LCU per person against 1.26 million current LCU per person in Iceland, a difference of 956,900 current LCU per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.8 times Iceland's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 157 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 1,974 current LCU per person 28,338 current LCU per person 26,365 current LCU per person Republic of Korea
1980s 73,546 current LCU per person 145,706 current LCU per person 72,160 current LCU per person Republic of Korea
1990s 264,186 current LCU per person 488,223 current LCU per person 224,037 current LCU per person Republic of Korea
2000s 515,155 current LCU per person 1.14 million current LCU per person 627,748 current LCU per person Republic of Korea
2010s 774,908 current LCU per person 1.81 million current LCU per person 1.04 million current LCU per person Republic of Korea
2020s 1.07 million current LCU per person 2.18 million current LCU per person 1.11 million current LCU per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Iceland or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 2.22 million current LCU per person against 1.26 million current LCU per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Iceland and Republic of Korea?
956,900 current LCU per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Republic of Korea?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Republic of Korea rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
Iceland ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,635 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (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.