Iceland Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)
Iceland's Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP): 4.3 % of GDP in 2025, -0.3pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 2000–2025.
Iceland (2025)
4.3
% of GDP
-0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
26
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3 | -0.3pp |
| 2024 | 4.6 | -1pp |
| 2023 | 5.6 | -0.3pp |
| 2022 | 5.9 | +2pp |
| 2021 | 3.9 | -0.1pp |
| 2020 | 4 | -0.3pp |
| 2019 | 4.3 | -0.6pp |
| 2018 | 4.9 | -0.8pp |
| 2017 | 5.7 | -0.2pp |
| 2016 | 5.9 | -0.8pp |
| 2015 | 6.7 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 6.7 | -1.3pp |
| 2013 | 8 | -0.8pp |
| 2012 | 8.8 | +0.2pp |
| 2011 | 8.6 | +0.7pp |
| 2010 | 7.9 | -4.1pp |
| 2009 | 12 | +0.5pp |
| 2008 | 11.5 | +5.2pp |
| 2007 | 6.3 | +0.2pp |
| 2006 | 6.1 | +0.7pp |
About this Dataset
Iceland recorded 4.3 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.3pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 3.9 in 2021 to 12 in 2009.
This page tracks general government interest expenditure 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 general government interest expenditure 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 12 % of GDP in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.9 in 2021. The latest reading of 4.3 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3pp.