Country comparison United States vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.8%chart1.3%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q419,896Kchart22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€27,076,281Mchart€34,257M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$29,184,900Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€79,612chart€79,3202024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,145chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€6,766,720Mchart€8,722M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202433,120,182chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202435,837,858chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024122.32%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€97,383chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$105,374chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-2,174,582chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-2,353,017chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.03%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,266,750.8chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,109,189.0chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,330,677.4chart1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,399,802.9chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202213.97%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20243,857,639,616,400.9chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,175,431,968,000.0chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.02%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024925,796.8chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024997,895.1chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.11%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.92%chart47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€30,187chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$32,664chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,981chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,195chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€11,458chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$12,402chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,722chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,945chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2025Aa1A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/05/2011AA+A+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/26/2020AAAA05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20192ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.5chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202478ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20243ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.3%chart5.3%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.9%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q46,597Kchart9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,257.0chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,070.0chart€2,830.52024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$82,933chart$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€65,250chart€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20174ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / United States dollars [+]03/04/20261.1649chart144.700003/04/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
124.220003/04/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/05/20264.12%
Risk Premium [+]03/05/2026133
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/04/20261.41%chart1.23%03/04/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20262.4%chart5.2%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20242.6%chart4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20262.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/11/20253.50%chart7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20198ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-0.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]February 20262,698,820chart20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]February 202648.94chart47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202310,611,555
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020872.41chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202425.6%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202246.0%chart44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202250,870,000chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,868,682.0Mchart€6,429.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,020,605.8Mchart$7,265.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20237.27%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,933,946.5Mchart€9,513.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$3,172,476.3Mchart$10,750.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202311.41%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,065,264.5Mchart€-3,084.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,152,972.3Mchart$-3,485.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.14%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20159ºchart7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202435chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024132ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20163.20‰chart1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,621.0chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.28%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.90%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.70‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017148,488.7chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.20‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20166.90‰chart5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202410.6%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024340,102,000chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202050,632,836chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,996,223chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.927chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202443ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202378.39chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202249,414chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202214.80chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202319,796chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20235.76chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202313.83chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202413,235
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144,418.0
Consumption GWh [+]20244,194,340chart18,4852024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20244,392,552chart19,0572024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,235,172chart18602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026103,436,829chart211,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/2023230,637,348chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20263,631.77chart477.6002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/2023676,728,782chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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