Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 56.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland is 56.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland peaked at 60.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2008.
Iceland ranks 40th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.4% | — |
| 2001 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 59.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 37.5% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 49.3% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 56.4% | 60.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More infrastructure data for Iceland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,518 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1773 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,518 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland was 56.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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