Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 15.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland stood at 15.7%.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland peaked at 17.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2008.
That places Iceland 45th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -28.5% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 16.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iceland was 15.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Iceland ranks 45th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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