Real GDP growth in Iceland

Real GDP in Iceland changed by 1.3% in 2025.

Measure: Real GDP growth (World Bank) Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Iceland, 2025 1.3% Annual % change
Change from 2024 +2.6percentage points 2024: -1.3%
World, 2025 2.9% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 1.4% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2025 152nd of 186 See the full ranking

Real GDP growth in Iceland over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Real GDP growth (World Bank) (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period IcelandWorld
2025 1.3% 2.9%
2024 -1.3% 2.9%
2023 5.0% 2.9%
2022 8.9% 3.4%
2021 5.2% 6.5%
2020 -6.6% -2.9%
2019 1.1% 2.7%
2018 4.7% 3.3%
2017 3.5% 3.4%
2016 6.2% 2.8%
2015 3.8% 3.1%
2014 1.9% 3.2%
2013 3.6% 2.9%
2012 1.2% 2.7%
2011 1.4% 3.3%
2010 -2.2% 4.5%
2009 -8.3% -1.3%
2008 1.7% 2.1%
2007 8.7% 4.4%
2006 5.7% 4.5%
2005 7.0% 4.1%
2004 7.6% 4.5%
2003 2.3% 3.1%
2002 0.5% 2.3%
2001 3.8% 2.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.6 percentage points from -1.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 3.8%, the figure has changed by −2.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 152nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Iceland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices