Iceland (2025)
52.9
% of GDP (current prices)
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Iceland Compensation of Employees (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP (current prices) YoY Change
2025 52.9 -0.5pp
2024 53.4 +1pp
2023 52.4 +0.9pp
2022 51.5 -0.9pp
2021 52.4 -0.9pp
2020 53.3 unchanged
2019 53.3 -1.5pp
2018 54.8 +1.6pp
2017 53.2 +2.3pp
2016 50.9 +1.3pp
2015 49.6 +0.2pp
2014 49.4 +0.1pp
2013 49.3 +1pp
2012 48.3 +0.8pp
2011 47.5 +2pp
2010 45.5 +0.5pp
2009 45 -5.1pp
2008 50.1 -5pp
2007 55.1 +0.4pp
2006 54.7 +1.1pp

About this Dataset

Iceland recorded 52.9 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 45 in 2009 to 55.1 in 2007.

This page tracks compensation of employees (wages, salaries, and social contributions) as a share of GDP in Iceland from 2000 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks compensation of employees (wages, salaries, and social contributions) as a share of GDP in Iceland from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 55.1 % of GDP (current prices) in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 45 in 2009. The latest reading of 52.9 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp.