Resource productivity in Iceland
Iceland: Resource productivity was 5.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.3
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
5th
of 45 countries
All-time high
5.3
in 2025
All-time low
1.13
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Resource productivity in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for resource productivity in Iceland is 5.3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, resource productivity in Iceland peaked at 5.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Resource productivity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 | — |
| 2001 | 1.16 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.32 | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.19 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.49 | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 1.44 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.63 | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 1.22 | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 1.44 | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 1.72 | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 2.18 | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 2.02 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 2.06 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.35 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 2.53 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.86 | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 2.81 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.76 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.22 | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 3.17 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.08 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 3.52 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 4.82 | +37.1% |
| 2025 | 5.3 | +9.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 5.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.15, 2.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 5.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.38, 2.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1.13 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 | 1.72 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 | 3.08 | 5.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Netherlands 8.29 compare
- 2 Netherlands 8.29 compare
- 4 Luxembourg 6.98 compare
- 6 Belgium 4.95 compare
- 7 Ireland 4.83 compare
- 8 Italy 4.42 compare
More economy & growth data for Iceland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -125.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,500 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,095 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is resource productivity in Iceland?
- Resource productivity in Iceland was 5.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest resource productivity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest resource productivity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for resource productivity?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is resource productivity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Resource productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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