Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) in Iceland
Iceland: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) was 0.0096 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Iceland stood at 0.0096 1000 USD per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0497 1000 USD per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.002 1000 USD per person, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 50th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +26.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | -28.4% |
| 1970 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +49.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | +32.9% |
| 1975 | 0.009 1000 USD per person | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | -17.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0107 1000 USD per person | +44.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0135 1000 USD per person | +25.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0159 1000 USD per person | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0184 1000 USD per person | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0182 1000 USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0135 1000 USD per person | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0121 1000 USD per person | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0104 1000 USD per person | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 0.012 1000 USD per person | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.023 1000 USD per person | +92.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0414 1000 USD per person | +79.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0408 1000 USD per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0241 1000 USD per person | -40.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0239 1000 USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0237 1000 USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | -67.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0389 1000 USD per person | +408.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0381 1000 USD per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0307 1000 USD per person | -19.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0312 1000 USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0417 1000 USD per person | +33.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0369 1000 USD per person | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0391 1000 USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.041 1000 USD per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0337 1000 USD per person | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0295 1000 USD per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.032 1000 USD per person | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0381 1000 USD per person | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0484 1000 USD per person | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0465 1000 USD per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0497 1000 USD per person | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0492 1000 USD per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0257 1000 USD per person | -47.9% |
| 2010 | 0.032 1000 USD per person | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0324 1000 USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0269 1000 USD per person | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0281 1000 USD per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 1000 USD per person | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0251 1000 USD per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0191 1000 USD per person | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0188 1000 USD per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.015 1000 USD per person | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 1000 USD per person | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 1000 USD per person | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | -76.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | +130.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 1000 USD per person | +36.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0096 1000 USD per person | -5.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0096 1000 USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0125 1000 USD per person, 76% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0096 1000 USD per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0178 1000 USD per person, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +408.9% | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | 0.0389 1000 USD per person |
| 2022 | +130.8% | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | 0.0074 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | 0.002 1000 USD per person | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0084 1000 USD per person | 0.004 1000 USD per person | 0.0159 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0214 1000 USD per person | 0.0104 1000 USD per person | 0.0414 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0312 1000 USD per person | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | 0.0417 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0394 1000 USD per person | 0.0257 1000 USD per person | 0.0497 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0235 1000 USD per person | 0.0118 1000 USD per person | 0.0324 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0087 1000 USD per person | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | 0.0135 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0102 1000 USD per person compare
- 48 Uruguay 0.0101 1000 USD per person compare
- 49 Bahrain 0.0096 1000 USD per person compare
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0094 1000 USD per person compare
- 52 Chile 0.009 1000 USD per person compare
- 53 North Macedonia 0.009 1000 USD per person compare
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 printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Iceland?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Iceland was 0.0096 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0497 1000 USD per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 1000 USD per person in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Printing and writing papers — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.