Iceland recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 60.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Iceland averaged 66.87 percent of GDP from 1980 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 136.70 percent of GDP in 2011 and a record low of 23.00 percent of GDP in 1981. source: Central Bank of Iceland

Government Debt to GDP in Iceland is expected to reach 50.90 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Iceland Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 48.50 percent of GDP in 2027 and 47.50 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Asylum Applications 115.00 105.00 persons Jun 2025
Credit Rating 78.00 Mar 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 544.30 556.60 ISK Billion Sep 2025
Government Budget -3.40 -2.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -14.80 -22.60 ISK Billion Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP 60.40 61.50 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 529.50 534.00 ISK Billion Sep 2025
Government Spending 235769.00 228556.00 ISK Million Dec 2025
Government Spending to GDP 46.70 45.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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Iceland Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
60.40 61.50 136.70 23.00 1980 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly