Compensation of employees, Transactions in Iceland
Iceland: Compensation of employees, Transactions was 709.59 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Compensation of employees, Transactions in Iceland, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 709.59 billion for compensation of employees, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 127.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, transactions in Iceland peaked at 709.59 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 125.82 billion, in 2002.
That places Iceland 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Compensation of employees, Transactions in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 125.82 billion | — |
| 2003 | 134.73 billion | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 143.11 billion | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 157.71 billion | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 175.71 billion | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 189.75 billion | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 211.59 billion | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 219.26 billion | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 222.32 billion | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 232.47 billion | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 246.03 billion | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 260.98 billion | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 280.68 billion | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 312.07 billion | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 337.90 billion | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 372.93 billion | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 402.61 billion | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 432.35 billion | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 472.55 billion | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 510.77 billion | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 566.70 billion | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 603.74 billion | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 649.36 billion | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 709.59 billion | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 169.71 billion | 125.82 billion | 219.26 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | 310.03 billion | 222.32 billion | 432.35 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 585.45 billion | 472.55 billion | 709.59 billion | 6 |
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 0 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 0 current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 0 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 23.2% (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 1,595 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 34.6% (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 51.25 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 10.26 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 35.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, transactions in Iceland?
- Compensation of employees, transactions in Iceland was 709.59 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 709.59 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.82 billion in 2002.
- How does Iceland rank for compensation of employees, transactions?
- Iceland ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compensation of employees, transactions rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.