Indicators of economy in Iceland
The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product. So the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2019 was at about 11.429 US Dollar per capita. In contrast, the GDP in Iceland reached 66.945 US dollars per inhabitant, or 24.19 bn US Dollar in the whole country. Iceland is one of the smaller economies and is currently ranked 109. If this is calculated per inhabitant taking into account the purchasing power parity, then Iceland is in the list of the world's richest countries in place 16.Inflation in Iceland was in 2019 at around 3.01%. For the the EU, the average of the same was year at 1.63%.
Compared to Germany, the prices of daily necessities are approximately 47.86% higher.
The Corruption Perceptions Index for the public sector counts 75 and is compared to other countries good.
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Unemployment rates in percent 1991 - 2020
Economic performance 2019
Iceland Total | Iceland per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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GDP | 24.19 bn USD | 66,944.83 USD | 15,626.45 tn USD | 30,381.17 USD |
Gross national product | 26.32 bn USD | 72,847.14 USD | 16,026.52 tn USD | 31,158.99 USD |
Iceland ranked 28th in the Bloomberg Innovation Index in 2021. The index is calculated annually and most recently included 60 countries. The front-runner was South Korea.
Development of the Gross domestic product in billion US Dollar 1979 - 2019
Household debt and deficits 2012
Iceland Total | Iceland per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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Gross debt | 12.45 bn USD | 34,468.95 USD | 14,618.72 tn USD | 28,421.93 USD |
Budget deficit | 521.89 m USD | 1,444.41 USD | 148.52 bn USD | 288.76 USD |
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Im- and Exports 2019
Iceland Total | Iceland per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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Imports | 9.78 bn USD | 27,070.13 USD | 8,073.39 bn USD | 15,696.41 USD |
Exports | 10.97 bn USD | 30,361.32 USD | 8,622.21 bn USD | 16,763.44 USD |
Development of imports and exports in billion US dollars 1979 - 2019
Exports
Imports