Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region in Iceland
Iceland: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region was 3.4 Index in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.4 Index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 45 countries
All-time high
4.2 Index
in 2009
All-time low
3.1 Index
in 2014
Years of data
19
2004–2022
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 3.4 Index for income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region in Iceland peaked at 4.2 Index in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.1 Index, in 2014.
That places Iceland 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.4 Index | — |
| 2005 | 3.5 Index | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.7 Index | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9 Index | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 3.8 Index | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2 Index | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 3.6 Index | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 3.3 Index | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4 Index | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4 Index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1 Index | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4 Index | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3 Index | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6 Index | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 3.2 Index | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3 Index | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4 Index | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4 Index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.75 Index | 3.4 Index | 4.2 Index | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.36 Index | 3.1 Index | 3.6 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 Index | 3.4 Index | 3.4 Index | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Iceland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3036 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 29,848 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -107.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -93.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 11.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 4.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 461,476 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region in Iceland?
- Income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region in Iceland was 3.4 Index in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 Index in 2009.
- What is the lowest income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 Index in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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