Iceland (2025)
-2.4
% of GDP
+1.8pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.8pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Iceland Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 -2.4 +1.8pp
2024 -4.2 -2.1pp
2023 -2.1 +1.7pp
2022 -3.8 +4.2pp
2021 -8 +0.8pp
2020 -8.8 -7.4pp
2019 -1.4 -2.4pp
2018 1 -0.3pp
2017 1.3 -11.4pp
2016 12.7 +12.8pp
2015 -0.1 -0.7pp
2014 0.6 +1.5pp
2013 -0.9 +1.7pp
2012 -2.6 +3.8pp
2011 -6.4 +0.2pp
2010 -6.6 +1.9pp
2009 -8.5 +3.5pp
2008 -12 -17.6pp
2007 5.6 -0.8pp
2006 6.4 +1.4pp

About this Dataset

Iceland recorded -2.4 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +1.8pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from -12 in 2008 to 12.7 in 2016.

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Iceland from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Iceland from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. 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 12.7 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of -12 in 2008. The latest reading of -2.4 in 2025 represents a change of +1.8pp.