Iceland in figures
2014
Iceland in figures 2014 Volume 19 Published by Statistics Iceland Borgartún 21a IS-105 Reykjavík ICELAND Telephone (+354) 528 1000 Facsimile (+354) 528 1098 E-mail information@statice.is Website www.statice.is Edited by Svava Guðjónsdóttir Cover design and layout Statistics Iceland/BÓ Paper UPM Finesse Premium Silk 90g Printed and bound by Oddi Printing Corp. Sale and subscription Statistics Iceland Telephone (+354) 528 1100 Facsimile (+354) 528 1098 E-mail information@statice.is Cover photo The national flower of Iceland, Holtasóley, Mountain avens (Dryas octopetala) © NordicPhotos
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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 krónur 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
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Ólafsvík
Akranes
Keflavík
Reykjavík
Capital region
Southwest
West
Borgarnes
Westfjords
Stykkishólmur
Ísafjörður
Selfoss
Vík
South
Northwest
Blönduós
Sauðárkrókur
Siglufjörður
Akureyri
Northeast
Húsavík
Höfn
East
Eskifjörður
Egilsstaðir
Neskaupstaður
Seyðisfjörður
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: Hvannadalshnjúkur, 2,110 metres Biggest glacier: Vatnajökull, 8,300 km2 Longest river: Þjórsá, 230 km Deepest lake: Jökulsárlón in Breiðamerkursandur, 260 metres Highest waterfall: Glymur in Botnsá, 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.
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Geography and environment
Temperature and precipitation Reykjavík Year January Temperature (°C) Mean 2013 Mean 1961–1990 Precipitation (mm) 2013 Mean 1961–1990
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.
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Agriculture
Waste
Geothermal power plants
Population
Population by sex and age 1 January 2014 Total 0–14 years 15–64 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 1996–2000 2001–2005 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
5
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 1921–1930 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 Reykjavík Kópavogur Hafnarfjörður 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.
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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 10 first names for men and women in the National Register 2013 Male 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Jón Sigurður Guðmundur Gunnar Ólafur Einar Kristján Magnús Stefán Jóhann
%
Female
3.3 2.7 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2
Guðrún Anna Kristín Sigríður Margrét Helga Sigrún Ingibjörg Jóhanna María
7
% 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.
8
1.5
2.0
2.5
Labour market
Labour force participation and unemployment 2013
Labour force
Participation rate, %
Unemployment rate, %
Total 16–24 years 25–54 years 55–74 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 16–24 years 25–54 years 55–74 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 16–24 years 25–54 years 55–74 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 2004–2014
12 10 %
8 6 4 2 0 2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Males
2010 Females
9
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 2004–2013 50
5
40
4
30
3
20
2
10
1
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Gini index (left axis)
2009
2010
2011
2012
Quantile share ratio (right axis)
10
2013
0
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
5
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 1996–2012
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
0
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 1993–2013
160,000 140,000 1,000,000 ISK
1
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 1986–2013 2,500,000 2,000,000
Tonnes
1
%
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 1992–2013 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.
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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 Keflavík 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 Keflavík airport 1990–2013 1,200
Thousand
1,000 800 600 400 200 0
1990
1993
1996
1999
55 Icelandic Tourist Board.
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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.
1
Internet access of households % Iceland EU27 55 Statistics Iceland, Eurostat.
19
Prices and income
Average household expenditure 2010–2012 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, cafés 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 2008–2014, 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
0
1
2
Consumer price index is used for USA and Japan.
21
3
4
5
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
1965–1975 1975–1980 1980–1985 1985–1990 1990–1995 1995–2000 2000–2005 2005–2010 2008–20131 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 B–E. Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities F. Construction G–I. 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 M–N. Professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities O–Q. Public administration and defence; compulsory social security; education; human health and social work activities R–U. 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 2001–2013 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.
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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
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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 1990–2012 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.
1
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
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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
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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
5
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
1
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
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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 Björt framtíð Píratar Others 55 National Electoral Commission of Iceland.
Elected members to the Althingi 2013 Elected members, total Constituencies Northwest Northeast South Southwest Reykjavík South Reykjavík 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 Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir Ari Trausti Guðmundsson Hannes Bjarnason Herdís Þorgeirsdóttir Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Þóra Arnórsdóttir
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