Iceland — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 37 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government expenditure reading for Iceland was 32.4% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 34.4% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −2 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 33.7% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 34.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 32.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 33.9 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 35.8 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 37.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 31.5 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 31.7 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 35.5 % of GDP |