{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"is-government-interest-expenditure","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-government-interest-expenditure","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-government-interest-expenditure/","title":"Iceland Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Iceland's Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP): 4.3 % of GDP in 2025, -0.3pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Iceland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Iceland","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Iceland Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10A_MAIN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Iceland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Iceland (2025)","value":"4.3","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Iceland Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":6.8},{"period":"2001","value":9.2},{"period":"2002","value":5.6},{"period":"2003","value":6.3},{"period":"2004","value":6.4},{"period":"2005","value":5.4},{"period":"2006","value":6.1},{"period":"2007","value":6.3},{"period":"2008","value":11.5},{"period":"2009","value":12},{"period":"2010","value":7.9},{"period":"2011","value":8.6},{"period":"2012","value":8.8},{"period":"2013","value":8},{"period":"2014","value":6.7},{"period":"2015","value":6.7},{"period":"2016","value":5.9},{"period":"2017","value":5.7},{"period":"2018","value":4.9},{"period":"2019","value":4.3},{"period":"2020","value":4},{"period":"2021","value":3.9},{"period":"2022","value":5.9},{"period":"2023","value":5.6},{"period":"2024","value":4.6},{"period":"2025","value":4.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"5.9","yoyChange":"+2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"5.9","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"6.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"6.7","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"8.0","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"8.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"8.6","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-4.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"12.0","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"11.5","yoyChange":"+5.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"6.1","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}