Science & Technology in Iceland 119 indicators covering science & technology for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural 7.58 Percentage of general services support estimate 2024 down 16.0% 21st Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 5,953 2023 up 3.7% 13th Research & development spending as a share of GDP 2.6% 2023 up 56.0% 13th Medical technology availability 43.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2025 up 11.2% 7th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 0.33 Number 2012 down 96.7% 40th Individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work 87.6% 2019 up 46.6% 8th R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions — Researchers 1,599 Persons 2023 up 25.1% 31st Number of R&D researchers per million people 5,953 per million people 2023 up 3.7% 12th Researchers (HC) - % Female 32.9% 2023 down 24.9% 82nd GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 757.42 Million euro 2024 up 190.4% 45th GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 757.42 Million euro 2024 up 190.4% 45th Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 0 Megawatt 2024 — 45th R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 4,226 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2023 up 54.4% 45th R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 4,226 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2023 up 54.4% 45th Technicians in R&D 2,371 per million people 2017 up 40.0% 4th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher 33.7% 2023 down 34.0% 85th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 38.5% 2023 up 6.1% 68th Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and 139.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 44.1% 44th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 30.3% 2023 down 10.9% 39th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 28.4 Number 2013 down 7.9% 52nd Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 4,702 Head count 2023 up 40.1% 44th Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 4,702 Head count 2023 up 40.1% 44th Researchers (FTE) - % Female 26.0% 2023 down 27.6% 69th Individuals - internet use 99.4% 2021 up 4.9% 5th Individuals - frequency of internet use 98.8% 2021 up 5.6% 4th Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors 76 Number 2025 up 68.9% 30th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 5.7% 2023 down 87.7% 74th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 4.9% 2023 down 88.0% 71st Share of female researchers by sector of performance 49.1% 2023 up 11.9% 5th Heat pumps - ambient heat captured by technology and climate 0 Gigawatt-hour 2024 — 39th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 47.4% 2011 down 7.5% 29th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 46.1% 2023 up 78.3% 6th Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 30.5 Number 2013 down 15.3% 49th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 14.53 Number 2013 up 26.6% 43rd Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 51.9% 2011 down 2.6% 16th Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network 95.0% 2024 — 13th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 0.6 Number 2013 down 95.4% 60th Mobile broadband internet traffic 0.194 Exabyte 2025 up 546.7% 42nd Broadband internet coverage by technology 52.6% 2025 down 40.1% 25th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 13.58 Number 2011 down 35.4% 43rd Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 1.13 Number 2011 down 72.9% 52nd Medical technology - historical data 17 Number 2020 up 41.7% 39th Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 43rd Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 43rd Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 43rd Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 13.37 Number 2013 up 19.9% 41st High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of 4.5% 2022 up 136.5% 37th Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications 66.5% 2021 down 9.5% 1st Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 0.4 Number 2012 down 61.9% 51st Fixed broadband internet traffic 0.821 Exabyte 2025 up 132.6% 29th Internet purchases by individuals 59.4% 2019 up 123.9% 10th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies 19.92 Number 2012 down 44.7% 27th Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority 6 Number 2013 up 200.0% 21st Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent 9.58 Number 2012 down 42.4% 23rd High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other 0.33 Number 2012 down 96.6% 32nd Going Digital Toolkit - Data for the breakdown visualisations - part 4.57 Annual real value added growth 2018 up 86.5% 2nd Individuals - mobile internet access 50.0% 2019 up 56.3% 7th Broadband internet coverage by speed 96.8% 2020 up 4.3% 24th Individuals - internet activities 54.4% 2013 up 65.1% 2nd ← Previous Page 2 of 2