Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2016
| | Country statistical profile: Iceland 2016 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 41 115 | 39 818 | 38 619 | 39 558 | 40 278 | 42 715 | 43 993 | |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 32 826 | 32 455 | 32 420 | 34 541 | 36 349 | 41 800 | .. | .. |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.5 | -4.7 | -3.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | -19.0 | -47.8 | -8.6 | 11.6 | 5.3 | -1.0 | 15.4 | .. |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 5.3 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.9 | .. | .. |
| | Industry including energy | % | 17.7 | 17.9 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 19.0 | 18.8 | .. | .. |
| | Construction | % | 8.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | .. | .. |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 15.4 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.9 | .. | .. |
| | Information, communication | % | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | .. | .. |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 9.8 | 10.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.4 | .. | .. |
| | Real estate | % | 9.6 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | .. | .. |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | .. | .. |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 19.5 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.5 | .. | .. |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | .. | .. |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -13.1 | -9.7 | -9.8 | -5.6 | -3.7 | -1.9 | -0.1 | |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 95.7 | 109.4 | 114.6 | 122.1 | 120.2 | 112.2 | .. | .. |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 42.5 | 38.8 | 39.6 | 40.1 | 41.7 | 42.4 | 45.6 | 42.5 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44.2 | 45.7 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 15.8 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.5 | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.6 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 35.1 | 32.0 | 33.3 | 34.4 | 35.2 | 35.9 | 38.7 | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 12.6 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 13.8 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 13.0 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 12.1 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 30.9 | 30.5 | 33.4 | 34.1 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 33.7 | 34.0 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 43.7 | 40.8 | 43.5 | 48.6 | 50.9 | 47.7 | 47.4 | .. |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 41.5 | 49.8 | 53.7 | 56.6 | 57.0 | 55.7 | 53.6 | .. |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 5.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -23.3 | -10.1 | -6.6 | -5.4 | -4.3 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 9 412 | 10 180 | 11 481 | 11 711 | 9 093 | 9 503 | 8 415 | 7 153 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 9 183 | 8 529 | 11 025 | 11 754 | 9 325 | 7 367 | 7 889 | 7 273 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 919 | 79 | 245 | 1 107 | 1 025 | 397 | 447 | -76 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -4 250 | 2 248 | -2 368 | 18 | -3 205 | 460 | -257 | -599 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 12.7 | 12.0 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 11.4 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 16.0 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 21.7 | 8.2 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 8.7 | 0.1 | -1.3 | -5.5 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 31.0 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 1.1 | -4.4 | -0.7 | 5.1 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 11.07 | 8.26 | 6.09 | 5.98 | 6.19 | 5.79 | 6.37 | 6.26 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | AUD per USD | 117.42 | 125.03 | 131.75 | 134.75 | 137.44 | 135.85 | 138.12 | 142.20 |
| | Exchange rates | AUD per USD | 87.95 | 123.64 | 122.24 | 115.95 | 125.08 | 122.18 | 116.77 | 131.92 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 126 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 108 | 112 | 121 | 120 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.42 |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 4 505.6 | 4 730.2 | 4 789.9 | 5 198.5 | 5 070.1 | 5 272.8 | 5 142.9 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 91.9 | 92.5 | 93.1 | 94.7 | 95.5 | 96.7 | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 87.7 | 89.6 | 92.0 | 92.6 | 94.6 | 96.4 | 96.5 | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 1 206 | 1 093 | 1 064 | 1 150 | 1 427 | 1 368 | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 102 | 69 | 29 | 17 | 30 | 26 | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 157 | 113 | 97 | 102 | 108 | 112 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 492 | 354 | 306 | 320 | 339 | 347 | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | 33 | .. | .. | .. | 37 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 003 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 724 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 377 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | 6.2 | .. | .. | .. | 5.5 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | 12.2 | .. | .. | .. | 9.4 | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 71.7 | 61.5 | 61.7 | 62.5 | 65.4 | 69.7 | 70.5 | 73.1 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 87.4 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 83.4 | 84.5 | 84.7 | 86.4 | 88.4 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 82.9 | 80.2 | 79.8 | 79.2 | 79.1 | 81.2 | 84.8 | 84.7 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 15.1 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 17.2 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 12.7 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | 7.4 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 2.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 3.3 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 2.6 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 4.1 | 6.9 | 21.3 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 21.9 | 13.6 | 16.1 |
| | 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 | 1 934 | 1 849 | 1 834 | 1 878 | 1 853 | 1 846 | 1 864 | 1 880 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 340 | 339 | .. | 312 | .. | 247 | 254 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 12.9 | 14.9 | .. | 13.5 | .. | 11.1 | .. | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 319 | 319 | 318 | 319 | 321 | 324 | 327 | .. |
| | Population growth rates | % | 2.6 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 20.7 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.4 | .. |
| | Eldery population aged 65 and over | % of population | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.4 | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 11.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.5 | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.0 | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | 3.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 6.1 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 7.9 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 81.7 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 83.0 | 82.1 | 82.9 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 80.0 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 80.7 | 81.6 | 80.5 | 81.3 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 83.3 | 83.8 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 84.3 | 83.7 | 84.5 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 12.4 | 11.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 786 | 808 | 849 | .. | ||||
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 5 585 | 5 646 | 5 596 | 5 391 | 5 454 | 5 611 | 5 898 | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 38 | 53 | 25 | 38 | 28 | 46 | 12 | .. |
| Last updated: 8 September 2016; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2015-2016 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2015-en). | ||||||||||