Iceland in figures

2014

Iceland in figures 2014

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CONTENTS
Map of Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Geography and environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Labour market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fishing and fish processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Manufacturing and construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transport and communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Prices and income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
National accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
External trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Public finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Money and credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Health and social protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Education and culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Primary symbols and abbreviations

sign of repetition

nil
0
less than half of the unit used

category not applicable

not available
,
thousand seperator
.
decimal seperator
ISK Icelandic krnur
n.e.s.
not elsewhere specified
EU27
European Union (27 countries)
EU28
European Union (28 countries)
EEA
European Economic Area
F.Y.R.M.
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
@ notes
5 source

lafsvk

Akranes

Keflavk

Reykjavk

Capital region

Southwest

West

Borgarnes

Westfjords

Stykkishlmur

safjrur

Selfoss

Vk

South

Northwest

Blndus

Saurkrkur

Siglufjrur

Akureyri

Northeast

Hsavk

Hfn

East

Eskifjrur

Egilsstair

Neskaupstaur

Seyisfjrur

Map of Iceland

Geography and environment

Iceland
Population 1 January 2014: 325,671
Municipalities 1 January 2014: 74
Area of Iceland: 103,000 km2
Vegetation: 23,805 km2
Lakes: 2,757 km2
Glaciers: 11,922 km2
Wasteland: 64,538 km2
Nearest country: Greenland, 287 km
Highest mountain: Hvannadalshnjkur, 2,110 metres
Biggest glacier: Vatnajkull, 8,300 km2
Longest river: jrs, 230 km
Deepest lake: Jkulsrln in Breiamerkursandur, 260 metres
Highest waterfall: Glymur in Botns, 190 metres
Population per square km: 3.2
Coast line: 4,970 km
Sea area within fishing limits: 758,000 km2
55 National Land Survey of Iceland.

Protected areas
Number
Total
National parks
Natural monuments
Nature reserves
Country parks
Other

Area km2

2000

2012

2000

2012

84
3
32
36
11
2

109
3
41
45
19
1

9,810
1,770
290
2,758
392
4,600

18,806
13,293
1,955
2,983
421
153

55 The Environment Agency of Iceland.

Geography and environment

Temperature and precipitation

Reykjavk
Year January
Temperature (C)
Mean 2013
Mean 19611990
Precipitation (mm)
2013
Mean 19611990

Akureyri
Year January

July

July

4.9
4.3

2.7
-0.5

10.9
10.6

7.5
3.2

1.0
-2.2

11.2
10.5

839
799

120
76

72
52

597
490

48
55

31
33

55 The Icelandic Meteorological Office.

Greenhouse gas emissions

1,000 tonnes in CO2-equivalents

2000

2005

2011

Man-made emissions, total

CO2
CH4
N2O
HFC
PFC
SF6

3,766
2,775
446
388
27
127
3

3,833
2,853
443
450
58
26
3

4,413
3,333
444
448
121
63
3

1,000 tonnes

55 The Environment Agency of Iceland.

2,000
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0

Greenhouse gas emission by source 1990 and 2011

1990

2011

Industry
Road
and
transport
construction

Fishing
vessels

Industrial
processes

55 The Environment Agency of Iceland.

Agriculture

Waste

Geothermal
power
plants

Population

Population by sex and age

1 January 2014
Total
014 years
1564 years
65 years and over

Total

Males

Females

325,671
66,809
215,820
43,042

100.0
20.5
66.3
13.2

163,318
34,020
109,175
20,123

162,353
32,789
106,645
22,919

Population changes
Averages
19962000
20012005
Live births
Deaths
Infant deaths (under 1 year)
Births in excess of deaths
Immigration
Emigration
Net migration
Population increase
Marriages
Marriages dissolved
Death of spouse
Divorce
Registered partnerships
Per 1,000 live births
Infant deaths (under 1 year)
Fertility:
Total fertility rate
2012 data.
2
2011 data.
1

2013

4,215
1,854
15
2,360
4,441
3,773
668
3,081
1,539
1,201
693
509
13

4,159
1,807
9
2,352
5,209
4,219
990
3,306
1,568
1,236
688
548
14

4,5331
1,9551
51
2,5781
7,071
5,473
1,598

1,4582
1,2722
7552
5162
182

3.5

2.5

1.11

2,055

1,991

2,0371

Population

Average expected lifetime

19211930
Males
Females
2012
Males
Females
EU27
Males
Females

At birth

15 years

50 years

80 years

56.2
61.0

47.6
64.5

23.0
30.9

6.2
7.7

80.8
83.9

66.1
69.1

32.5
34.7

8.4
9.6

77.5
83.1

63.0
68.5

29.7
34.4

8.2
9.8

Statistics Iceland, Eurostat.

Population by region
1 December
Whole country
Capital region
Reykjavk
Kpavogur
Hafnarfjrur
Southwest
West
Westfjords
Northwest
Northeast
Akureyri
East
South

1910

1950

20141

85,183
15,006
11,600

1,547
2,589
10,268
13,386
9,012
11,959
2,239
9,713
13,250

143,973
65,555
56,251
1,647
5,087
5,093
9,975
11,166
10,264
18,368
7,711
9,705
13,847

325,671
208,752
121,230
32,308
27,357
21,560
15,441
6,972
7,245
29,091
18,103
12,524
24,086

@@ See map on page 2.

1
1 January.

Population

Population by citizenship
1 December
Population, total
Iceland
Other countries
Nordic countries
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Other European countries
United Kingdom
Lithuania
Poland
Germany
America
United States
Africa
Asia
Philippines
China
Thailand
Oceania
Stateless and unspecified
1

1980

20131

228,785
225,545
3,240
1,360
950
45
275
90
886
324

21
234
731
636
38
114
28
2
1
104
7

100.0
98.6
1.4
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.1

0.0
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

321,857
300,411
21,446
1,541
896
98
231
316
16,102
603
1,589
9,363
842
1,085
586
437
2,086
575
238
523
76
119

100.0
93.4
6.6
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
5.0
0.2
0.5
2.9
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0

1 January.

Top 10first namesfor men and women in the National Register 2013
Male
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Jn
Sigurur
Gumundur
Gunnar
lafur
Einar
Kristjn
Magns
Stefn
Jhann

Female

3.3
2.7
2.5
2.0
1.8
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.2

Gurn
Anna
Kristn
Sigrur
Margrt
Helga
Sigrn
Ingibjrg
Jhanna
Mara

%
3.1
2.8
2.3
2.3
1.9
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.2

Population
Total fertility rate 2012
Turkey
Iceland
France
Ireland
Azerbaijan
United Kingdom
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Belgium
Denmark
Netherlands
Montenegro
Belarus
Lithuania
Slovenia
EU28
Luxembourg
Estonia
Ukraine
Romania
Switzerland
F.Y.R.M.
Liechtenstein
Croatia
Bulgaria
Serbia
Czech Republic
Austria
Latvia
Malta
Italy
Cyprus
Germany
Slovakia
Hungary
Greece
Spain
Poland
Moldova
Portugal
San Marino
0.0

0.5

1.0

55 Eurostat.

1.5

2.0

2.5

Labour market

Labour force participation and unemployment

2013

Labour
force

Participation
rate, %

Unemployment
rate, %

Total
1624 years
2554 years
5574 years

184,900
32,300
113,800
38,800

81.4
78.9
89.7
65.4

5.4
10.7
4.6
3.2

Males, total
1624 years
2554 years
5574 years

96,700
16,100
59,200
21,300

84.2
75.5
92.8
71.9

5.7
13.6
4.4
3.4

Females, total
1624 years
2554 years
5574 years

88,300
16,200
54,600
17,500

78.5
82.5
86.6
58.9

5.1
7.8
4.9
3.0

14

Unemployment by sex 20042014

12
10
%

8
6
4
2
0
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Males

2010
Females

2011

2012

2013

2014

Labour market

Employed persons by industry

2013
Employed persons, total
Percentage
Agriculture
Agriculture
Fishing
Industry
Fish processing
Manufacturing except fish processing
Electricity and water supply
Construction
Services
Wholesale, retail trade, repairs
Hotels, restaurants
Transport, communication
Financial intermediation
Real estate and business activities
Public administration
Education
Health services, social work
Other services and n.e.s.

Total

Males

Females

174,900

91,200

83,800

4.7
2.7
2.0
18.7
2.8
9.1
0.7
6.0
76.6
13.6
5.7
6.8
4.1
10.2
5.1
11.7
11.9
7.5

6.7
3.2
3.5
28.4
2.9
13.4
1.1
11.0
64.9
14.1
4.3
8.8
3.1
12.1
4.6
5.7
4.6
7.5

2.6
2.1
0.5
8.2
2.8
4.4
0.3
0.6
89.2
13.0
7.3
4.6
5.2
8.1
5.7
18.2
19.8
7.5

The Gini index and the income quintile share ratio 20042013
50

40

30

20

10

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Gini index (left axis)

2009

2010

2011

2012

Quantile share ratio (right axis)

10

2013

Labour market
Unemployment rate, annual average 2013, %
Greece
Spain
Croatia
Portugal
Cyprus
Slovakia
Ireland
Bulgaria
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
EU28
Poland
France
Hungary
Slovenia
Turkey
Estonia
Belgium
Finland
Sweden
United Kingdom
Romania
Denmark
Czech Republic
Netherlands
Malta
Luxembourg
Iceland
Germany
Austria
Norway
0

10

15

55 Eurostat.

11

20

25

30

Agriculture

Production of field crops

Total hey yield, m3
Potatoes, tonnes
Swedes, tonnes
Cereal grains, tonnes
Tomatoes, tonnes
Cucumbers, tonnes

1997

2002

2007

2013

2,653,840
8,557
414
2,902
817
704

2,175,427
8,800
0
5,332
948
0

1,993,773
13,000
860
11,246
1,603
1,343

2,060,096
6,000
670
5,890
1,560
1,781

Livestock
Cattle
Sheep
Horses
Pigs
Hens

1997

2002

2007

2012

74,791
477,306
79,804
3,514
154,844

67,225
469,657
71,267
4,075
160,537

70,660
454,812
76,982
4,147
184,244

71,513
476,262
77,380
3,643
200,169

55 Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority.

Meat production
Tonnes

1997

2002

2007

2013

Mutton and lamb

Beef
Pork
Poultry

7,903
3,441
3,938
2,107

8,676
3,639
6,011
4,633

8,644
3,557
6,088
7,597

9,891
4,082
6,404
7,897

25,000

Organic farming 19962012

45
40

20,000

35
30

15,000

25
20

10,000

15
10

5,000

5
0

1996 97

98

99 2000 01

02

03

04

Hectare (left axis)

55 Norden.

12

05

06

07

08

09

Producers (right axis)

10

11

12

Fishing and fish processing

Fish catch by species

2002

Total catch
Capelin
Cod
Norwegian springspawning herring
Herring
Shrimp
Redfish
Haddock
Oceanic redfish
Saithe
Greenland halibut
Catfish
Plaice
Other

Tonnes
2,133,327
1,078,818
213,417

77,071,415
8,587,663
28,653,588

127,196
96,646
35,671
66,371
49,951
44,504
41,839
19,230
14,304
5,126
340,254

2,551,116
1,767,736
4,109,874
5,918,165
7,114,534
3,563,855
2,507,959
3,854,473
1,478,338
940,590
6,023,525

Tonnes

Value
1,000 ISK

1,362,790 152,751,748
442,780
15,635,292
236,051
47,340,790
92,039
65,407
10,857
60,373
45,471
8,617
57,416
14,998
8,961
5,979
313,840

6,418,406
4,129,236
3,570,270
13,876,268
12,097,020
2,136,591
9,804,793
7,795,913
1,981,319
1,084,224
26,881,630

Preliminary data.

180,000

Value of catch 19932013

160,000
140,000
1,000,000 ISK

20131
Value
1,000 ISK

120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

13

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

2013

Fishing and fish processing

Export of marine products

2007
Exports total, tonnes
Marine products
Fresh fish
Frozen fish
Dried and salted fish
Other marine products
Total fob-value, million ISK
Marine products
Fresh fish
Frozen fish
Dried and salted fish
Other marine products

20131

2,194,946 100.0
748,622
34.1
63,356
2.9
415,071
18.9
54,952
2.5
215,243
9.8

305,096 100.0
127,616
41.8
24,773
8.1
63,102
20.6
24,763
8.2
14,978
4.9

610,739 100.0
272,299
44.6
49,091
8.1
138,945
22.8
36,460
6.0
47,804
7.9

Preliminary data.

Total catch of Icelandic vessels 19862013

2,500,000
2,000,000

Tonnes

1,667,389 100.0
619,530
37.2
77,954
4.7
285,631
17.1
60,974
3.7
194,971
11.7

1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0

1986

1989

1992

1995

1998

14

2001

2004

2007

2010

2013

Manufacturing and construction

Sold production
%
Total value in million ISK

2007

2012

385,080

750,121

48.5
5.5
23.4
3.8
2.7
16.1

48.5
1.2
32.7
2.0
3.1
12.5

Manufacture of food products and beverages

Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products
Manufacture of basic metals
Fabricated metal products
Manufacture of machinery and equipment
Other manufacturing

Completed dwellings 19922013

4,000
3,500

Number

3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0

1992

1995

1998

2001

15

2004

2007

2010

2013

Energy

Annual generation of electricity in public power plants

GWh
Annual generation of electricity
Hydro energy
Geothermal energy
Fuel
kWh per capita

2002

2007

2012

8,444
6,972
1,433
6
29,254

11,976
8,394
3,579
4
38,437

17,549
12,337
5,210
3
54,913

55 National Energy Authority.

Gross consumption of electricity

GWh

Total
consumption

Ordinary
consumption

Power-intensive
industries

Thereof aluminium plants

1960
1970
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

536
1,460
3,143
3,837
4,447
4,977
7,676
16,468
16,835
17,059
17,210
17,549

397
705
1,445
1,834
2,218
2,480
2,783
3,266
3,101
3,044
3,006
3,148

139
755
1,698
2,003
2,229
2,497
4,893
12,434
12,925
13,214
13,284
13,545

642
1,280
1,287
1,509
1,702
3,767
11,549
12,003
12,019
11,829
12,104

55 National Energy Authority.

Gross energy consumption by source

%
2002
2007
2012

Domestic
energy, total

Hydro
energy

74.2
80.0
86.9

17.8
14.8
17.6

Geothermal
Imported
energy energy, total
56.4
65.2
69.3

55 National Energy Authority.

16

25.8
20.0
13.1

Oil

Coal

22.8
17.7
11.5

3.0
2.3
1.6

Energy
Renewable energy in gross final energy consumption 2012, %
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Latvia
Finland
Austria
Denmark
Estonia
Portugal
Romania
Lithuania
Slovenia
Croatia
Bulgaria
Greece
Spain
EU28
Italy
France
Germany
Czech Republic
Poland
Slovakia
Hungary
Ireland
Cyprus
Belgium
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Luxembourg
Malta
0

20

40

55 Eurostat.

17

60

80

100

Tourism

Foreign passengers through Keflavk airport by citizenship

2007
Number
Passengers, total
American
British
Danish
Finnish
French
Dutch
Italian
Japanese
Canadian
Norwegian
Spanish
Swiss
Swedish
German
Other countries

458,999
51,909
73,391
41,392
9,875
22,671
14,405
10,475
6,096
6,296
34,779
9,455
6,911
33,356
40,556
97,432

%
100.0
11.3
16.0
9.0
2.2
4.9
3.1
2.3
1.3
1.4
7.6
2.1
1.5
7.3
8.8
21.2

2013
Number
781,016
119,712
137,108
43,119
13,799
48,313
22,820
16,213
12,363
23,970
52,707
17,017
14,307
35,491
75,814
148,263

%
100.0
15.3
17.6
5.5
1.8
6.2
2.9
2.1
1.6
3.1
6.7
2.2
1.8
4.5
9.7
19.0

55 Icelandic Tourist Board.

Passengers through Keflavk airport 19902013

1,200

Thousand

1,000
800
600
400
200
0

1990

1993

1996

1999

55 Icelandic Tourist Board.

18

2002

2005

2008

2011 2013

Transport and communications

Registered vessels
1 January 2013
Vessels, total
Trawlers
Other fishing vessels
Merchant fleet
Other vessels

Number

Gross
tonnage

1,060
56
782
42
180

212,155
72,701
90,310
8,271
40,872

55 The Icelandic Maritime Administration.

Registered motor vehicles

31 December
Passenger cars
Buses
Lorries and vans
Motorcycles
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitant

2002

2007

2012

161,721
1,699
20,278
2,557
561

207,513
1,943
31,095
8,074
662

210,070
2,084
30,338
10,135
655

2002

2007

2012

56
77
53

50
90
96

41
124
1251

2004

2007

2013

81
41

84
55

97
79

55 Road Traffic Directorate.

Telecommunications
Per 100 inhabitants
Access channels
GSM subscriptions
EU27 GSM subscriptions
2009 data
55 Statistics Iceland, Eurostat.

Internet access of households

%
Iceland
EU27
55 Statistics Iceland, Eurostat.

19

Prices and income

Average household expenditure

20102012
Thous. ISK
Total expenditure
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
Clothing and footwear
Housing, water, electricity, etc.
Furnishing and household equipments
Health
Transport
Communications
Recreation and culture
Education
Hotels, cafs and restaurants
Miscellaneous goods and services

5,712
850
188
287
1,540
267
217
828
180
647
64
276
367

%
100.0
14.9
3.3
5.0
27.0
4.7
3.8
14.5
3.2
11.3
1.1
4.8
6.4

Income from employment according to tax returns

Average income, thous. ISK

2002

2007

2012

Total
Married males
Married females
Couples, married or cohabiting
Single persons
Males, total
Females, total

2,330
3,820
1,926
5,322
1,716
2,935
1,732

3,487
5,637
2,978
8,036
2,592
2,908
2,248

4,146
6,577
3,844
9,477
3,000
3,266
2,726

Inflation 20082014, annual rate of change, %

20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

2008

2009

2010

2011

20

2012

2013

14

Prices and income

Harmonised indices of consumer prices 2013,
annual rate of change, %
Iceland
Romania
Estonia
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Croatia
Finland
Austria
Norway
Slovenia
Hungary
Luxembourg
Germany
Spain
Slovak Republic
USA
EEA
EU
Czech Republic
Eurozone
Italy
Lithuania
Belgium
Malta
France
Poland
Ireland
Denmark
Sweden
Portugal
Cyprus
Bulgaria
Japan
Switzerland
Latvia
Greece
-1

Consumer price index is used for USA and Japan.

21

Consumption

Non-smokers, %
2011
Denmark1
Faroe Islands
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden1

Males

Females

77
73
78
86
84
87

81
75
85
86
84
85

1
2010 data.
55 Norden.

Sales of alcoholic drinks per capita aged 15 and over

Litres of pure alcohol
Denmark
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Finland
Aaland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
2010 data.
2008 data.
55 Norden.

1
2

22

2002

2007

2011

11.3
7.0
12.3
9.2
6.4
6.5
5.9
6.9

10.9
7.2
12.0
10.5
7.1
7.5
6.6
6.9

11.31
6.4
10.0
9.8
7.1
7.32
6.6
7.31

National accounts

Annual average growth rate of Gross National Income

Volume
changes, %

Annual average
growth rate of
Gross National
Income

Average
population
increase

Annual average
growth rate of
Gross National
Income per capita

4.0
6.1
1.5
3.4
0.4
5.0
3.8
-3.6
2.2

1.3
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.5
0.3

2.7
5.1
0.3
2.3
-0.6
3.9
2.8
-4.9
2.0

19651975
19751980
19801985
19851990
19901995
19952000
20002005
20052010
200820131
1

Preliminary data.

Gross domestic product and gross national product

2013
Private final consumption
Government final consumption
Gross fixed capital formation
Gross domestic final expenditure
Exports of goods and services
Goods, fob
Services
Less: Imports of goods and services
Goods, fob
Services
Gross Domestic Products
Gross national income

Million ISK at
current prices

Volume changes on
previous year, %

957,392
455,124
243,319
1,654,201
1,027,633
610,739
416,894
895,590
541,349
354,242
1,786,244
1,736,160

1.2
1.3
-3.4
0.1
5.3
2.8
9.6
-0.1
-1.0
1.4
3.3
11.0

@@ Preliminary data.

GDP per capita

Thousand ISK
USD, current exchange rate
USD, current PPPs
EUR, current exchange rate
EUR, current PPPs
1

Preliminary data.

23

2002

2007

20131

2,839
31,045
31,084
32,936
28,009

4,202
65,642
37,152
47,969
31,765

5,517
45,137
39,996
33,976
32,380

National accounts

Gross domestic factor income by industries

%

2002 2007 20131

A. Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Thereof of Fishing
BE. Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity,
gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply;
sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
F. Construction
GI. Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor
vehicles and motorcycles; transportation and storage;
accommodation and food service activities
J. Information and communication
K. Financial and insurance activities
L. Real estate activities
MN. Professional, scientific and technical activities;
administrative and support service activities
OQ. Public administration and defence; compulsory
social security; education; human health and social work
activities
RU. Arts, entertainment and recreation, repair of
household goods and other services
1

8.9
7.5

5.3
4.2

8.1
6.8

16.8
8.1

14.5
11.6

19.3
5.0

17.8
5.3
6.7
7.5

17.7
4.5
6.4
10.3

16.9
4.2
6.5
9.9

6.1

6.7

7.7

20.5

20.2

20.0

2.4

2.8

2.7

Preliminary data.

GDP, percentage change from previous year 20012013

10
8
6
4
2
0

-2
-4
-6
-8

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
EU27

Iceland

55 Eurostat.

24

External trade

Foreign trade by market area

2013

Exports (fob)
Million ISK

Imports (cif)
Million ISK

Total

610,739

100.0

583,928

100.0

EEA
Austria
Belgium
United Kingdom
Bulgaria
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Greece
Netherlands
Ireland
Italy
Croatia
Cyprus
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Norway
Portugal
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Czech Republic
Hungary
Germany
European countries outside EES
Faroe Islands
Russia
Switzerland
Turkey
Other European countries
United States
Japan
Other countries

483,120
649
10,589
57,896
61
17,612
870
1,785
28,341
1,273
183,359
1,457
13,479
342
159
608
5
10,509
39
543
28,914
7,283
7,646
108
2,429
36
24,057
2,681
529
5,699
74,166
46,292
6,171
20,340
6,559
2,023
11,200
28,670
11,442
41,215

79.1
0.1
1.7
9.5
0.0
2.9
0.1
0.3
4.6
0.2
30.0
0.2
2.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.7
0.0
0.1
4.7
1.2
1.3
0.0
0.4
0.0
3.9
0.4
0.1
0.9
12.1
7.6
1.0
3.3
1.1
0.3
1.8
4.7
1.9
6.7

355,805
4,039
7,308
27,279
390
36,977
3,923
5,138
13,665
401
30,449
4,114
20,166
115
28
2,850
21
3,192
290
1,354
90,857
1,662
9,745
812
1,923
548
7,599
24,687
5,943
1,519
48,812
24,270
2,090
4,130
10,501
3,839
3,710
58,077
8,497
137,279

60.9
0.7
1.3
4.7
0.1
6.3
0.7
0.9
2.3
0.1
5.2
0.7
3.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.2
15.6
0.3
1.7
0.1
0.3
0.1
1.3
4.2
1.0
0.3
8.4
4.2
0.4
0.7
1.8
0.7
0.6
9.9
1.5
23.5

25

External trade

Exports (fob) by commodities

Percent of value

2002

2007

2013

62.9
1.6
32.6
2.9

41.8
1.1
38.6
18.4

44.6
2.2
50.6
2.6

2002

2007

2013

10.4
28.6
8.3
21.0
13.2
18.2
0.2

6.8
26.5
8.7
22.3
20.6
15.0
0.1

10.0
30.4
14.6
22.8
8.5
13.5
0.2

Marine products
Agricultural products
Manufacturing products
Other

Imports (cif) of broad economic categories

Percent of value
Food and beverages
Industrial supplies
Fuels and lubricants
Capital goods (except transport equipment)
Transport equipment
Consumer goods
Goods n.e.s.

Balance of trade as a percentage of GDP 19902012

9
7
5
3
1
-1
-3
-5
-7
-9
-11
-13
-15
1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

26

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

Public finance

General government finances

2013
Revenue, total
Tax revenue
Social contribution
Grants
Other revenues
Expenditure, total
Expenses
Compensation of employees
Use of goods and services
Consumption of fixed capital
Interest
Subsidies
Grants
Social benefits
Other expense
Nonfinancial assets
Net lending and net borrowing
Financial assets, transactions1
Liabilities, transactions1
Financial assets
Liabilities
Net financial assets

Million ISK

Percent of GDP

789,114
595,347
68,003
3,180
122,583
826,256
824,955
266,547
211,064
38,274
94,425
32,328
4,222
132,609
45,486
1,301
-37,142
-74,462
-9,169

44.2
33.3
3.8
0.2
6.9
46.3
46.2
14.9
11.8
2.1
5.3
1.8
0.2
7.4
2.5
0.1
-2.1
-4.4
-0.5

1,200,955
2,190,711
-989,756

67.2
122.6
-55.4

2012 data.
@@ Preliminary data.

General government total expenditure

Percent of GDP
General government total expenditure
General Public service
Defence
Public order and safety
Economic affairs
Environmental protection
Housing and community amenities
Health
Recreation, culture and religion
Education
Social protection

27

2002

2007

2012

44.3
6.1
0.0
1.5
6.4
0.7
0.7
8.7
3.3
8.3
8.7

42.3
5.6
0.1
1.5
5.8
0.6
0.5
7.9
3.8
8.1
8.5

47.4
9.1
0.0
1.5
4.9
0.6
1.1
7.0
7.7
8.0
11.2

Money and credit

Summary of accounts of the banking system

Million ISK at the end of year

2007

2012

Foreign assets, net

Foreign credit and equities
Other foreign assets
Foreign liabilities, total
Foreign bond issue
Other foreign liabilities

4,884,759
3,006,157
1,878,602
6,226,198
2,496,270
3,729,928

916,558
605,294
311,264
318,012

318,012

Domestic assets, total

Domestic liabilities, total

4,854,382
3,512,944

2,944,978
3,543,524

55 Central Bank of Iceland.

Central Bank average selling rates of foreign currencies

ISK

2010

2011

2012

2013

U.S. dollar
Pound sterling
Canadian dollar
Danish krone
Norwegian krone
Swedish krone
Swiss franc
Japanese yen
Euro

122.3
189.0
118.8
21.8
20.3
17.0
117.6
1.4
162.3

116.3
186.5
117.7
21.7
20.8
17.9
131.6
1.5
161.9

125.3
198.6
125.5
21.7
21.6
18.5
133.7
1.6
161.2

122.5
191.7
119.1
21.8
20.9
18.8
132.3
1.3
162.8

55 Central Bank of Iceland.

Icelandic pension funds accounts

Billion ISK
Net assets for pension payments
Disposable funds1
Pensions paid
Real rate of return2
1
2

As measured by cash flow.

As measured by the consumer price index.

28

2002

2007

2012

679
254
31
-3.0

1,697
686
52
0.5

2,395
425
105
7.3

Health and social protection

Average length of maternity/paternity leave

Number of days

Males

Females

96
101
100
100
102
99
92
86
79

182
187
185
181
178
178
179
179
179

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

@@ Average length per parent by birthyear of child. The independent right of mothers and fathers is 3 months
and they can share additional 3 months.

Practising physicians per 100,000 inhabitants 2011

Bulgaria
Switzerland
Germany
Norway
Czech Republic
Iceland
Estonia
Malta
Latvia
France
Liechtenstein
Cyprus
Hungary
Belgium
Croatia
United Kingdom
Luxembourg
Ireland
Slovenia
Romania
Poland
0

50

100

150

55 Eurostat.

29

200

250

300

350

400

Education and culture

Pupils/students by education level

Number of pupils
Pre-primary level
Compulsory school
Upper secondary level
Post-secondary non-tertiary education
First stage of tertiary education

2002

2007

2012

16,282
44,695
21,363
553
13,302

17,561
43,841
25,090
1,068
16,394

19,615
42,320
25,460
869
18,619

School expectancy 2011

Finland
Iceland
Sweden
Denmark
Belgium
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Slovenia
Portugal
Poland
Latvia
Germany
Czech Republic
Spain
Estonia
Hungary
USA
EU27
Switzerland
Ireland
Austria
Liechtenstein
United Kingdom
Italy
Slovakia
France
Greece
Bulgaria
Turkey
Romania
Malta
Croatia
Japan
Luxembourg
Cyprus
F.Y.R.M.
0

10

15

Exptected years of education over a lifetime

55 Eurostat.

30

20

25

Education and culture

Graduations by level
2001/2002 2006/2007 2010/2011
Graduations, total
Upper secondary level
Post secondary non-tertiary level
First stage of tertiary education
Second stage of tertiary education

6,855
4,406
275
2,168
6

9,081
5,048
504
3,519
10

10,400
5,584
535
4,233
48

Radio and television

2002

2007

2011

Radio programme services

Broadcasting time in hours

25
149,643

23
138,986

19
147,1271

Television stations
Broadcasting time in hours

9
50,542

10
71,319

12
86,1061

2002

2007

2012

9
32
7,256
1,439
8.1

7
26
4,501
1,264
6.6

8
30
5,450
1,265
6.2

191
9

200
6

202
8

2010 data

Cinemas in capital region

Cinemas
Cinema halls
Seat capacity
Attendance (in thous.)
Attendance per capita
Premiers of feature films
Icelandic

Professional theatres
Theatres, total
Stages
Works performed
Plays
Performances
Audience

2001/2002

2006/2007

2011/2012

8
15
69
56
1,266
213,840

6
13
95
63
1,224
259,030

4
10
70
39
1,072
287,172

31

Elections

Results of election to the Althingi

2013
Valid votes

Members
elected

188,995

100.0

63

50,455
46,173
24,294
20,546
15,584
9,648
22,295

26.7
24.4
12.9
10.9
8.2
5.1
11.8

19
19
9
7
6
3

Total

Males

Females

63

38

25

8
10
10
13
11
11

5
5
6
8
7
7

3
5
4
5
4
4

Total
Independence Party
Progressive Party
The Social Democratic Alliance
The Left-Green Movement
Bjrt framt
Pratar
Others
55 National Electoral Commission of Iceland.

Elected members to the Althingi

2013
Elected members, total
Constituencies
Northwest
Northeast
South
Southwest
Reykjavk South
Reykjavk North

Results of presidential election

2012

Valid votes

Total

159,207

100.0

2,867
13,764
1,556
4,189
84,036
52,795

1.8
8.6
1.0
2.6
52.8
33.2

Andrea Jhanna lafsdttir

Ari Trausti Gumundsson
Hannes Bjarnason
Herds orgeirsdttir
lafur Ragnar Grmsson
ra Arnrsdttir

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