Tourism contribution to GDP in Iceland
Iceland: Tourism contribution to GDP was 6.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tourism contribution to GDP in Iceland, 2009–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tourism contribution to gdp in Iceland stood at 6.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.4% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Iceland peaked at 8.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 23rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.5% | — |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -65.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +56.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.8% | 6.1% | 3 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 11,161 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 17.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1.75 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 17.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Iceland?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Iceland was 6.1% in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.