Economy & Growth in Iceland 993 indicators covering economy & growth for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Relative median income ratio 0.99 2022 up 1.0% 5th Gender differences in the relative median income ratio 0.89 2022 unchanged 9th Gender differences in the relative median income ratio 0.99 2022 up 1.0% 5th Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile 13.1 2020 up 36.5% 6th Distribution of population by degree of urbanisation, dwelling type 100 2020 unchanged 1st Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national 56 2022 up 7.7% 37th Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national 9.6 2022 down 25.6% 11th Self-perceived health by sex, age and income quintile 46.5 2020 down 9.0% 26th Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national 14.7 2022 down 15.5% 36th Gross public sector debt as a proportion of gdp 55.14 2023 down 52.5% 23rd House price index - annual data 263.1 2025 up 163.1% 3rd Owner-occupied housing price index - quarterly data 220.36 2026 up 98.1% 4th Owner-occupied housing price index - item weights 1,000 2026 unchanged 1st 15.4.2 Mountain area: Nival β Value 23,927 km2 2021 unchanged 4th Transitions of income within one year by income decile and decile 16.7 2020 down 21.6% 11th Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 542.26 2024 up 240.4% 28th R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by NACE 2,901 2023 up 130.3% 32nd Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 2 2,901 2023 up 130.3% 32nd Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 7 2020 down 28.6% 3rd Official development assistance as share of gross national income 0.33 2024 up 50.0% 13th Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for net market income by sex and 5.84 2020 down 10.3% 26th Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for gross total disposable income 3.87 2020 down 7.4% 33rd Income quintile share ratio S80/S50 for disposable income by sex and 1.87 2020 down 7.9% 30th Income quintile share ratio S50/S20 for disposable income by sex and 1.82 2020 up 2.8% 33rd Income quintile share ratio S40/S100 for disposable income by sex and 0.2538 2020 up 3.6% 1st Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for gross market income by sex 5.37 2020 down 15.2% 32nd Transitions of income within two years by income decile and decile 16.7 2020 down 7.7% 14th Antidepressants per capita vs gdp 161.1 2021 up 55.2% 1st Government procurement share gdp 15.49 2024 up 10.0% 11th Transitions of income within three years by income decile and decile 15.4 2020 up 2.7% 20th Over-qualification rates by economic activity 18.3 2025 up 43.0% 22nd Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and income 10.7 2020 up 28.9% 8th Share agreeing most people can be trusted vs gdp per capita 62.27 2022 up 28.4% 6th Happiness vs gdp per capita time 95.11 2022 down 1.1% 1st Environmental taxes by economic activity 211.7 2024 up 106.9% 31st Share of housing cost in disposable income by level of disability 24.3 2020 up 0.8% 31st Owner-occupied housing price index - annual data 217.79 2025 up 117.8% 3rd People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 19.4 2020 down 2.5% 4th Mean and median income by group of country of birth 37,411 2020 up 116.1% 6th Oecd expenditures on government outsourcing gdp 11.51 2024 up 3.2% 13th Distribution of population by income groups 8.8 2020 down 10.2% 35th Effect of taxes on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 -0.5 2020 down 150.0% 34th Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 1.5 2020 down 31.8% 21st Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio 2 2020 down 25.9% 26th Total official flows (commitments) for Aid for Trade, by donor 12.52 million constant US$ 2024 down 3.7% 26th Total official flows (disbursement) for Aid for Trade, by donor 12.52 million constant US$ 2024 down 3.7% 27th Climate related economic losses by type of event 1 2024 unchanged 35th Income in real terms 122.35 2020 up 35.4% 15th Mean and median income by group of citizenship 35,818 2020 up 136.0% 5th Severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile 2.8 2020 up 75.0% 22nd Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out furniture by income 4.5 2020 down 73.2% 37th Material and social deprivation rate by income quintile and household 2 2020 down 66.1% 37th Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family 2 2020 down 45.9% 32nd Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure 4.7 2020 down 48.9% 35th Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week 5.2 2020 down 39.5% 32nd Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new 5.8 2020 down 12.1% 22nd Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 0 2020 down 100.0% 37th Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity 96.4 2026 up 27.3% 24th Distribution of income by work intensity of the houshold 38,640 2020 up 42.2% 8th Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income by age 24 2020 up 5.7% 31st β Previous Page 16 of 17 Next β