Iceland vs SDG: Europe: GERD as a percentage of GDP
Iceland
2.6%
in 2023
SDG: Europe
2.0%
in 2023
Iceland rank
13th
SDG: Europe rank
12th
GERD as a percentage of GDP over time
- Iceland
- SDG: Europe
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.6% against 2.0% in SDG: Europe, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times SDG: Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 13th and SDG: Europe ranks 12th of 116 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | SDG: Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gerd as a percentage of gdp, Iceland or SDG: Europe?
- Iceland, at 2.6% against 2.0% in SDG: Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gerd as a percentage of gdp between Iceland and SDG: Europe?
- 0.6%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and SDG: Europe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and SDG: Europe rank globally for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 13th and SDG: Europe ranks 12th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release