Country comparison Iceland vs United Arab Emirates

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.3%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q422,396K
Annual GDP [+]2025€34,257Mchart€510,287M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$38,583Mchart$552,325M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€87,390chart€47,7842024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$99,397chart$51,7212024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€8,722M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202318,027chart154,1852023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202319,498chart166,7632023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.55%chart31.91%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€46,998chart€14,4382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$50,833chart$15,6162023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,138chart28,1102023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,231chart30,4032023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.70%chart5.82%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,456.1chart109,504.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,647.0chart118,438.12023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,978.2chart13,899.22021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,139.4chart16,167.22021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.83%chart14.76%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,318.3chart15,783.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,289.6chart17,066.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.06%chart14.41%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20190chart18,047.22014Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20190chart23,981.92014Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart17.04%2014Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.10%chart22.66%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€37,120chart€10,2542023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$40,178chart$11,0912023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€5,211chart€1,4102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,695chart$1,6682021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,044chart€1,4832023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,908chart$1,6042023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019€0chart€2,1822014Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019$0chart$2,8992014Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/20/2024A1Aa203/20/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/06/2026A+AA06/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/22/2020AAA-11/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202372chart682023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201926ºchart25º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202415.2chart34.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024115º
Innovation Ranking [+]202422ºchart32º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20265.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q29K
NMW [+]2024$3,127.6
NMW [+]2024€2,830.5
Average Wage [+]2024$85,621
Average Wage [+]2024€79,104
Human Capital Ranking [+]201721ºchart45º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]03/12/2026144.6000chart4.240603/12/2026Euro / UAE dirhams [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/12/2026125.2300chart3.672503/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/2026-1.14%chart-3.57%03/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20265.2%
HICP [+]December 20254.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/19/20257.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202026ºchart16º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202420,014chart225,386December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202247.75chart24.27December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021695.18chart342.502020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202436.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201524.00%chart5.00%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202244.4%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021698,000chart11,479,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€6,429.3Mchart€449,187.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$7,265.0Mchart$485,706.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202518.77%chart92.96%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€9,513.7Mchart€433,091.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$10,750.3Mchart$468,302.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202527.77%chart89.63%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-3,084.4Mchart€16,095.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-3,485.3Mchart$39,090.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-9.00%chart3.33%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20157º
Density [+]20244chart1082023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20241ºchart53º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017171.9
% Immigrant [+]202017.74%chart93.83%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.73%chart2.19%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart9.77‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017132.9chart32,977.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.80‰chart0.93‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.56chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20205.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]20208.8%
Population [+]2024389,444chart10,679,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202065,424chart8,716,3322020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202043,251chart203,2142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.959chart0.9372022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20241ºchart74º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.80chart82.912023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202448chart2612015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202412.33chart2.992015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20235chart712022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.29chart0.692022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.79chart20.222023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
3,7452024Annual crude oil production [+]
97,800.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202418,485chart161,2412024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202419,057chart169,0252024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026186chart2,34902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026211,230chart1,067,03002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023297,934chart9,792,26606/21/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026477.60chart219.9602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023903,424chart24,922,05406/21/2022Doses administered [+]
Iceland
United Arab Emirates