Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Iceland
Iceland: Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests was 0.2378 US dollar in 2018. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth in Iceland, 2000–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2018, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Iceland stood at 0.2378 US dollar.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Iceland peaked at 0.2489 US dollar in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0953 US dollar, in 2000.
That places Iceland 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Iceland, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0953 US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 0.0982 US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1076 US dollar | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.114 US dollar | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1211 US dollar | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.126 US dollar | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1303 US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1523 US dollar | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.137 US dollar | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1373 US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1409 US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1409 US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1532 US dollar | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1645 US dollar | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1698 US dollar | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1924 US dollar | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2218 US dollar | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2489 US dollar | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2378 US dollar | -4.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2378 US dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.02 US dollar, 2% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.2378 US dollar is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.41 US dollar, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1219 US dollar | 0.0953 US dollar | 0.1523 US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1856 US dollar | 0.1409 US dollar | 0.2489 US dollar | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Iceland?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Iceland was 0.2378 US dollar in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2489 US dollar in 2017.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0953 US dollar in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth?
- Iceland ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth — National wealth, forests, ecosystem services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 29 shows estimates of total national wealth, taking into account produced capital, human capital, and natural resources. These estimates were calculated in the World Bank publication The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021.