Iceland — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44.05 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 45.77 | Forecast |
| 2024 | 50.4 | Actual |
| 2023 | 52.1 | Actual |
| 2022 | 55.27 | Actual |
| 2021 | 58.77 | Actual |
| 2020 | 59.73 | Actual |
| 2019 | 53.7 | Actual |
| 2018 | 49.95 | Actual |
| 2017 | 59.46 | Actual |
| 2016 | 66.74 | Actual |
| 2015 | 77.28 | Actual |
| 2014 | 87.29 | Actual |
| 2013 | 98.45 | Actual |
| 2012 | 103.47 | Actual |
| 2011 | 103.38 | Actual |
| 2010 | 108.8 | Actual |
| 2009 | 110.82 | Actual |
| 2008 | 88.23 | Actual |
| 2007 | 51.12 | Actual |
| 2006 | 53.24 | Actual |
| 2005 | 52.99 | Actual |
| 2004 | 71.57 | Actual |
| 2003 | 80.31 | Actual |
| 2002 | 77.89 | Actual |
| 2001 | 78.62 | Actual |
| 2000 | 70.07 | Actual |
| 1999 | 70.07 | Actual |
| 1998 | 39.91 | Actual |
| 1997 | 35.92 | Actual |
| 1996 | 37.47 | Actual |
| 1995 | 37.59 | Actual |
| 1994 | 35.79 | Actual |
| 1993 | 32.89 | Actual |
| 1992 | 25.21 | Actual |
| 1991 | 18.72 | Actual |
| 1990 | 18.03 | Actual |
| 1989 | 16.42 | Actual |
| 1988 | 9.3 | Actual |
| 1987 | 7.69 | Actual |
| 1986 | 8.53 | Actual |
| 1985 | 5.72 | Actual |
| 1984 | 5.5 | Actual |
| 1983 | 5.57 | Actual |
| 1982 | 0.43 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
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- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
- Unemployment Rate
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Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net