International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
Iceland: General Government Debt (IMF)
59.08percent · 2024-48.8% since 2014
Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Iceland from 1950 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.077 | |
| 2023 | 61.991 | |
| 2022 | 67.534 | |
| 2021 | 74.915 | |
| 2020 | 77.512 | |
| 2019 | 66.528 | |
| 2018 | 63.247 | |
| 2017 | 71.742 | |
| 2016 | 82.471 | |
| 2015 | 97.323 | |
| 2014 | 115.299 | |
| 2013 | 121.96 | |
| 2012 | 133.925 | |
| 2011 | 138.176 | |
| 2010 | 133.141 | |
| 2009 | 128.773 | |
| 2008 | 110.357 | |
| 2007 | 68.404 | |
| 2006 | 70.651 | |
| 2005 | 68.931 | |
| 2004 | 80.861 | |
| 2003 | 85.068 | |
| 2002 | 82.16 | |
| 2001 | 83.383 | |
| 2000 | 75.796 | |
| 1999 | 76.593 | |
| 1998 | 43.953 | |
| 1997 | 52.048 | |
| 1996 | 55.575 | |
| 1995 | 58.07 | |
| 1994 | 54.808 | |
| 1993 | 52.294 | |
| 1992 | 45.401 | |
| 1991 | 37.608 | |
| 1990 | 35.49 | |
| 1989 | 35.286 | |
| 1988 | 30.588 | |
| 1987 | 27.326 | |
| 1986 | 29.866 | |
| 1985 | 32.017 | |
| 1984 | 32.425 | |
| 1983 | 30.751 | |
| 1982 | 28.948 | |
| 1981 | 22.372 | |
| 1980 | 24.774 | |
| 1979 | 21.067 | |
| 1978 | 19.803 | |
| 1977 | 18.375 | |
| 1976 | 17.174 | |
| 1975 | 16.387 | |
| 1974 | 12.542 | |
| 1973 | 11.463 | |
| 1972 | 14.544 | |
| 1971 | 11.749 | |
| 1970 | 11.442 | |
| 1969 | 14.641 | |
| 1968 | 14.221 | |
| 1967 | 8.796 | |
| 1966 | 5.563 | |
| 1965 | 7.779 | |
| 1964 | 7.975 | |
| 1963 | 7.894 | |
| 1962 | 7.467 | |
| 1961 | 8.495 | |
| 1960 | 13.632 | |
| 1959 | 4.962 | |
| 1958 | 5.113 | |
| 1957 | 6.648 | |
| 1956 | 6.711 | |
| 1955 | 8.563 | |
| 1954 | 9.255 | |
| 1953 | 10.719 | |
| 1952 | 13.642 | |
| 1951 | 14.449 | |
| 1950 | 14.552 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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