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Faroe Islands

FO Β· FRO Β· #220 Β· 6 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2024)
$82,089
GDP (2024)
$4.1B
GDP growth (2024)
0.8% ↓
Population (2025)
54.9K
Population growth (2025)
0.5% ↑
Current account (2011)
7.8% of GDP
Life expectancy (2024)
83.1 yrs
Internet users (2017)
97.6%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
105.8/100
Trade openness (2024)
105.8% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
6.62/USD
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent observed data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Inflation data not available.

Unemployment

Unemployment data not available.

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Current account (2011)
7.8% of GDP

Business environment

Services sector (2024)
53.8% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ICT service exports (2011)
4.4%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2025 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 54.9K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 6.62
2024 $4.1B $82,089 0.8% No data for this year No data for this year 54.6K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 83.1 No data for this year No data for this year 6.89
2023 $3.9B $79,784 3.2% No data for this year No data for this year 54.4K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 83.0 No data for this year No data for this year 6.89
2022 $3.6B $75,266 3.9% No data for this year No data for this year 53.9K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 82.8 No data for this year No data for this year 7.08
2021 $3.7B $68,433 5.1% No data for this year No data for this year 53.3K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 82.7 No data for this year No data for this year 6.29
2020 $3.3B $61,656 -1.6% No data for this year No data for this year 52.6K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 82.5 No data for this year No data for this year 6.54
2019 $3.3B $62,226 4.5% No data for this year No data for this year 51.8K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 82.4 No data for this year No data for this year 6.67
2018 $3.2B $58,932 2.8% No data for this year No data for this year 51.0K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 82.3 No data for this year No data for this year 6.31
2017 $3.0B $56,417 3.5% No data for this year No data for this year 50.2K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 82.1 No data for this year 97.6% 6.60
2016 $2.8B $54,319 1.4% No data for this year No data for this year 49.5K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 82.0 No data for this year 95.1% 6.73
2015 $2.6B $53,685 1.0% No data for this year No data for this year 48.9K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 81.8 No data for this year 94.2% 6.73
2014 $2.9B $53,200 5.4% No data for this year No data for this year 48.4K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 81.6 No data for this year 93.3% 5.61
2013 $2.7B $49,782 5.9% No data for this year No data for this year 48.2K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 81.4 No data for this year 90.0% 5.62
2012 $2.4B $46,198 7.1% No data for this year No data for this year 48.3K No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 81.1 No data for this year 85.3% 5.79
2011 $2.5B $42,134 3.6% No data for this year No data for this year 48.5K No data for this year No data for this year 7.8% No data for this year 80.9 No data for this year 80.7% 5.37
2010 $2.3B $39,767 -0.4% No data for this year No data for this year 48.7K No data for this year No data for this year 6.2% No data for this year 80.6 No data for this year 75.2% 5.62
2009 $2.3B $39,331 -4.6% No data for this year No data for this year 48.8K No data for this year No data for this year -1.1% No data for this year 80.4 No data for this year 75.2% 5.36
2008 $2.5B $41,160 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 48.5K No data for this year No data for this year -1.2% No data for this year 80.2 No data for this year 75.6% 5.10
2007 $2.3B No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 48.4K No data for this year No data for this year -3.4% No data for this year 79.9 No data for this year 76.0% 5.44
2006 $2.0B No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 48.3K No data for this year No data for this year 1.1% No data for this year 79.7 No data for this year 69.4% 5.95
2005 $1.8B No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 48.4K No data for this year No data for this year 1.8% No data for this year 79.5 No data for this year 67.9% 6.00
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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