Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland
Iceland: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 94.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland stood at 94.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland peaked at 95.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2006.
That places Iceland 50th out of 125 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 90.3% | — |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 90.0% | 92.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.4% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.3% | 95.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Iceland was 94.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2006.
- How does Iceland rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Iceland ranks 50th out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release