Country comparison Iceland vs Lebanon

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-1.2%chart-0.8%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q322,143K
Annual GDP [+]2024€30,697Mchart€18,569M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$33,222Mchart$20,079M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€79,400chart€3,4682023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,664chart$3,7502023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€8,623M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202318,027chart59,8702021Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202319,498chart70,8582021Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.55%chart358.19%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€46,998chart€10,7042021Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$50,833chart$12,6692021Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,138chart-4462021Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,231chart-5272021Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.70%chart-2.67%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,456.1chart1,825.22021Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,647.0chart2,160.22021Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,978.9chart279.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,139.4chart302.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.83%chart8.59%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,318,346,769.3chart527.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,289.6chart570.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.06%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20190chart301.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20190chart326.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart8.91%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.00%chart13.29%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€37,120chart€3262021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$40,178chart$3862021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€5,211chart€522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,695chart$562023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,044chart€912023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,908chart$992023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019€0chart€562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019$0chart$612023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/20/2024A1C12/13/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/10/2023A+SD03/11/2020S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/22/2020ARD03/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202372chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201926ºchart88º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202415.2chart92.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024115ºchart99º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202422ºchart94º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20254.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q29K
NMW [+]2024$3,127.6chart$1,200.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,830.5chart€1,096.42024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$85,621
Average Wage [+]2024€79,104
Human Capital Ranking [+]201721º
Markets
Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]01/16/2026146.4000chart104,133.250001/15/2026Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/2026126.0200chart89,500.000001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20263.54%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20254.5%chart14.7%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20253.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/19/20257.25%chart20.00%04/30/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202026ºchart143º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202420,014chart22,086December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202247.75chart4.04December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021695.18chart106.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202436.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201524.00%chart11.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202244.4%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021698,000chart1,466,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€6,404.4Mchart€3,827.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$6,932.0Mchart$4,138.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.86%chart20.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,922.6Mchart€16,762.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,657.6Mchart$18,125.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202429.07%chart90.27%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-2,518.2Mchart€-12,934.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-2,725.7Mchart$-12,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-8.20%chart-69.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20157º
Density [+]20244chart5562024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20241ºchart134º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017171.9chart7,954.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.74%chart30.24%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.73%chart15.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart16.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017132.9chart1,167.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.80‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20205.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]20208.8%chart27.4%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024389,444chart5,805,9622024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202065,424chart1,712,7622020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202043,251chart856,8142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.959chart0.7232022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20241ºchart133º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.80chart77.822023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202448chart1822015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202412.33chart2.852015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20235chart1282020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.29chart2.242020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.79chart3.002023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202319,273chart4,0772023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202319,816chart4,5142023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025186chart10,94712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025211,148chart1,239,90412/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023297,934chart2,414,22312/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025477.60chart1,885.4812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023903,424chart5,814,69912/22/2022Doses administered [+]
Iceland
Lebanon