Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Iceland
Iceland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was -133.78 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Iceland recorded -133.78 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and down 128.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Iceland peaked at 7,803 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4,020 million USD, in 2008.
That places Iceland 173rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Iceland, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.13 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 37.38 million USD | +131.7% |
| 1992 | 7.77 million USD | -79.2% |
| 1993 | 20.32 million USD | +161.4% |
| 1994 | 33.97 million USD | +67.2% |
| 1995 | 31.87 million USD | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 81.92 million USD | +157.1% |
| 1997 | 73.21 million USD | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 94.12 million USD | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 151.7 million USD | +61.2% |
| 2000 | 512 million USD | +237.5% |
| 2001 | 515.46 million USD | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 431.03 million USD | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 417.5 million USD | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2,534 million USD | +507.0% |
| 2005 | 6,083 million USD | +140.0% |
| 2006 | 4,829 million USD | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 7,803 million USD | +61.6% |
| 2008 | -4,020 million USD | -151.5% |
| 2009 | 2,697 million USD | -167.1% |
| 2010 | -2,639 million USD | -197.9% |
| 2011 | 18.1 million USD | -100.7% |
| 2012 | -3,428 million USD | -19045.9% |
| 2013 | 470.82 million USD | -113.7% |
| 2014 | -241.27 million USD | -151.2% |
| 2015 | -31.26 million USD | -87.0% |
| 2016 | -1,028 million USD | +3187.1% |
| 2017 | -163.39 million USD | -84.1% |
| 2018 | 58.88 million USD | -136.0% |
| 2019 | 402.19 million USD | +583.1% |
| 2020 | -380.63 million USD | -194.6% |
| 2021 | 4.49 million USD | -101.2% |
| 2022 | -166.45 million USD | -3804.2% |
| 2023 | -133.78 million USD | -19.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's -133.78 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD. (59 countries reporting)
- Iceland's -133.78 million USD is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 566.23 million USD. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -19045.9% | 18.1 million USD | -3,428 million USD |
| 2022 | -3804.2% | 4.49 million USD | -166.45 million USD |
| 2016 | -3187.1% | -31.26 million USD | -1,028 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.84 million USD | 7.77 million USD | 151.7 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,180 million USD | -4,020 million USD | 7,803 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | -658.11 million USD | -3,428 million USD | 470.82 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -169.09 million USD | -380.63 million USD | 4.49 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Iceland?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Iceland was -133.78 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,803 million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,020 million USD in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Iceland ranks 173rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.