{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"is-government-debt-securities-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-government-debt-securities-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-government-debt-securities-gdp/","title":"Iceland Government Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"Iceland's Government Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP): 44.9 % of GDP in 2024, -2.9pp YoY. Eurostat (NASA_10_F_BS), 2004–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","Eurostat","Iceland","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Iceland","temporal_coverage":"2004/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Iceland Government Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/NASA_10_F_BS/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2004–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Iceland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Iceland (2024)","value":"44.9","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.9pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.9pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Iceland Government Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2004","value":59.7},{"period":"2005","value":54.9},{"period":"2006","value":51.8},{"period":"2007","value":51.1},{"period":"2008","value":64.5},{"period":"2009","value":87.1},{"period":"2010","value":92.4},{"period":"2011","value":91.9},{"period":"2012","value":91.2},{"period":"2013","value":85.1},{"period":"2014","value":80.6},{"period":"2015","value":73},{"period":"2016","value":64.4},{"period":"2017","value":57},{"period":"2018","value":49.9},{"period":"2019","value":51.1},{"period":"2020","value":58.9},{"period":"2021","value":55.6},{"period":"2022","value":50.7},{"period":"2023","value":47.8},{"period":"2024","value":44.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"44.9","yoyChange":"-2.9pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"47.8","yoyChange":"-2.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"50.7","yoyChange":"-4.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"55.6","yoyChange":"-3.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"58.9","yoyChange":"+7.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"51.1","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"49.9","yoyChange":"-7.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"57.0","yoyChange":"-7.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"64.4","yoyChange":"-8.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"73.0","yoyChange":"-7.6pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"80.6","yoyChange":"-4.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"85.1","yoyChange":"-6.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"91.2","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"91.9","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"92.4","yoyChange":"+5.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"87.1","yoyChange":"+22.6pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"64.5","yoyChange":"+13.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"51.1","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"51.8","yoyChange":"-3.1pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"54.9","yoyChange":"-4.8pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks government debt securities outstanding (bonds and treasury bills) as a share of GDP in Iceland from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2004–2024 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 92.4 % of GDP in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 44.9 in 2024. The latest reading of 44.9 in 2024 represents a change of -2.9pp."}]}