Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2014
| | Country statistical profile: Iceland 2014 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 34 992 | 35 863 | 37 122 | 39 477 | 37 680 | 36 637 | 38 216 | 38 348 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 33 731 | 33 770 | 35 290 | 30 968 | 30 338 | 30 209 | 32 792 | 34 875 |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | -1.7 |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 7.2 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 1.2 | -6.6 | -4.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 34.4 | 24.4 | -12.2 | -20.4 | -51.4 | -9.4 | 14.1 | 5.5 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| | Industry | % | 14.0 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 17.4 | 18.9 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 19.9 |
| | Trade, transport, accomm., restaurants, communication | % | 22.0 | 21.0 | 22.4 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 21.4 |
| | Finance, insurance, real estate, business | % | 24.4 | 24.0 | 22.6 | 25.8 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.8 |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 O - U) | % | 22.8 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 23.2 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | 4.9 | 6.3 | 5.4 | -13.5 | -9.9 | -10.1 | -5.6 | -3.8 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 47.1 | 48.0 | 47.7 | 44.1 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 41.8 | 43.6 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 42.2 | 41.6 | 42.3 | 57.7 | 51.0 | 51.6 | 47.4 | 47.4 |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.8 | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 17.6 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | 5.3 | 6.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | .. | 0.27 | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 40.7 | 41.5 | 40.6 | 36.7 | 33.9 | 35.2 | 36.0 | 37.2 |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 17.6 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 17.0 |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 17.1 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.9 |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 32.1 | 31.8 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 30.5 | 33.4 | 34.1 | 33.4 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 44.0 | 50.5 | 45.3 | 47.2 | 44.2 | 46.3 | 50.7 | 53.3 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 31.7 | 32.2 | 34.6 | 44.4 | 52.9 | 56.4 | 59.1 | 59.4 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -1.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.7 | .. | 0.3 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 5.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.9 | .. | 4.8 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 3.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4.6 | .. | 5.1 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -16.0 | -23.7 | -16.0 | -24.6 | -11.7 | -8.1 | -6.5 | -5.5 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 466 | 11 521 | 12 165 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 4 709 | 7 692 | 16 451 | 9 214 | 8 622 | 11 784 | 12 656 | 10 367 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 3 086 | 3 858 | 6 822 | 917 | 86 | 246 | 1 108 | 1 025 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 7 102 | 5 555 | 10 181 | -4 206 | 2 291 | -2 357 | 23 | -3 205 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 4.0 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 5.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 4.6 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | -2.6 | 8.0 | -1.1 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 6.1 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 21.7 | 8.2 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 8.7 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | .. | 17.5 | 1.8 | 31.0 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 1.1 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 8.64 | 8.83 | 9.42 | 11.07 | 8.26 | 6.09 | 5.98 | 6.19 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | ISK per USD | 99.08 | 107.07 | 113.20 | 117.42 | 124.52 | 131.83 | 133.56 | 138.18 |
| | Exchange rates | ISK per USD | 62.98 | 70.18 | 64.06 | 87.95 | 123.64 | 122.24 | 115.95 | 125.08 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 155 | 153 | 171 | 126 | 99 | 105 | 110 | 108 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.55 |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 75.9 | 78.4 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 81.8 | 82.5 | 83.8 | 84.7 |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Exports of ICT goods | Mln USD | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| | ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | 84.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 92.0 | 92.6 | 94.6 |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 165 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 1 411 | .. | .. | .. | 1 151 | .. | .. | 1 449 |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 153 | 171 | 174 | 175 | 177 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | 520 | 560 | 560 | 490 | 350 | 310 | 320 | 340 |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33.9 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 482 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 841 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 728 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5.5 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | 6.4 | .. | 9.4 | 10.5 | 8.5 | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 71.6 | 72.9 | 74.3 | 72.1 | 61.7 | 62.1 | 63.3 | 66.0 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 88.2 | 89.1 | 89.4 | 88.1 | 83.8 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 85.1 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 84.8 | 84.9 | 84.9 | 83.3 | 80.8 | 80.5 | 79.5 | 79.2 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 17.0 | 17.3 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 14.2 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 20.1 | 20.8 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 16.2 |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.0 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 13.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 21.3 | 27.8 | 27.9 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 816 | 1 805 | 1 781 | 1 783 | 1 704 | 1 689 | 1 731 | 1 706 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 287 | 324 | 308 | 308 | 306 | .. | 279 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 13.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 14.9 | .. | 13.5 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 296 | 304 | 311 | 319 | 319 | 318 | 320 | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | -0.4 | .. | |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 22.1 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.7 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.6 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 8.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.9 | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 1.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.1 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 2.3 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.1 |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 2.1 | 6.1 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 9.0 |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 2.2 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.9 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 81.6 | 81.2 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 83.0 |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 79.6 | 79.5 | 79.6 | 80.0 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 80.7 | 81.6 |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 83.5 | 82.9 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 83.8 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 84.3 |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| | Obesity rate ages 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21.0 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 11.5 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 11.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 786 | |||||||
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 5 145 | 5 455 | 5 730 | 5 585 | 5 646 | 5 596 | 5 391 | 5 454 |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 64 | 102 | 48 | 38 | 53 | 25 | 38 | .. |
| Last updated: 8 September 2014; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2014 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2014-en) | ||||||||||