Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Iceland
Iceland: Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.5812 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Iceland, 2001–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.5812 for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Iceland peaked at 0.6404 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4548, in 2001.
That places Iceland 22nd out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4548 | — |
| 2002 | 0.4628 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.499 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4838 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5065 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5116 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5361 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5249 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5392 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5468 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5935 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5534 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6081 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5277 | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5967 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6278 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6399 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6404 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6402 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5812 | -9.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.5812 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.357, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.5812 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3794, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5021 | 0.4548 | 0.5392 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5975 | 0.5277 | 0.6404 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5812 | 0.5812 | 0.5812 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More public sector data for Iceland
- 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 environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Iceland?
- Environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Iceland was 0.5812 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6404 in 2018.
- What is the lowest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4548 in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's?
- Iceland ranks 22nd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.