Country comparison Iceland vs United States

Subscribe to our free email alert service
 
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-1.2%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q322,143Kchart19,568K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€30,697Mchart€27,076,281M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$33,222Mchart$29,184,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€79,400chart€79,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,664chart$86,1452024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€8,623Mchart€6,655,137M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202318,027chart33,120,1822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202319,498chart35,837,8582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.55%chart122.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€46,998chart€97,3832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$50,833chart$105,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,138chart-2,174,5822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,231chart-2,353,0172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.70%chart-8.03%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,456.1chart10,266,750.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,647.0chart11,109,189.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,978.9chart1,330,677.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,139.4chart1,399,802.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.83%chart13.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,318,346,769.3chart3,857,639,616,400.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,289.6chart4,175,431,968,000.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.06%chart23.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20190chart925,796.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20190chart997,895.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart9.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.00%chart37.92%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€37,120chart€30,1872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$40,178chart$32,6642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€5,211chart€3,9812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,695chart$4,1952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,044chart€11,4582024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,908chart$12,4022024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019€0chart€2,7222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019$0chart$2,9452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/20/2024A1Aa105/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/10/2023A+AA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/22/2020AAAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202372chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201926ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202415.2chart44.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024115ºchart78º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202422ºchart3º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20254.6%chart4.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.6%chart3.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q29Kchart6,597K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$3,127.6chart$1,257.02025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,830.5chart€1,108.62025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$85,621chart$82,9332024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€79,104chart€65,2502024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201721ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]01/12/2026147.2000chart1.165401/13/2026Euro / United States dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/12/2026125.9000
4.17%01/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13601/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/20260%chart3.18%01/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20254.5%chart2.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20253.4%chart2.6%December 2024HICP [+]
2.7%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/19/20257.25%chart3.50%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202026ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
-0.2%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202420,014chart2,755,548December 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202247.75chart48.93December 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
10,611,5552023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021695.18chart872.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202436.9%chart25.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201524.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202244.4%chart46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021698,000chart50,870,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€6,404.4Mchart€1,868,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$6,932.0Mchart$2,020,605.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.86%chart7.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,922.6Mchart€2,933,946.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,657.6Mchart$3,172,476.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202429.07%chart11.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-2,518.2Mchart€-1,065,264.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-2,725.7Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-8.20%chart-4.14%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.5%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20157ºchart9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20244chart352024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20241ºchart132º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.90‰chart3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017171.9chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.74%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.73%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart10.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017132.9chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.80‰chart9.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20205.00‰chart6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20208.8%chart10.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024389,444chart340,102,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202065,424chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202043,251chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.959chart0.9272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20241ºchart43º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.80chart78.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202448chart49,4142022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202412.33chart14.802022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20235chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.29chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.79chart13.832023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
13,2352024Annual crude oil production [+]
44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202319,273chart4,084,5782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202319,816chart4,256,6772023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025186chart1,232,18112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025211,148chart103,436,82912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023297,934chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025477.60chart3,622.9712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023903,424chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
Iceland
United States