Country comparison Euro zone vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585Kchart22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,369Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,096Mchart€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart47.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
A05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
722023Corruption Index [+]
26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
115º2024RTI Raking [+]
22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
$3,127.62024NMW [+]
€2,830.52024NMW [+]
$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
146.400001/16/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608chart126.020001/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/20262.19%chart3.06%01/19/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
26º2020Doing Business [+]
20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
€6,404.4M2024Exports [+]
$6,932.0M2024Exports [+]
20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€8,922.6M2024Imports [+]
$9,657.6M2024Imports [+]
29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€-2,518.2M2024Trade balance [+]
$-2,725.7M2024Trade balance [+]
-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart42024Density [+]
1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart389,4442024Population [+]
65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9592022HDI [+]
1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
482024Suicides [+]
12.332024Suicide rate [+]
52023Number of homicides [+]
1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
18612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
211,17212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
477.6012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros
Iceland