International tourism, expenditures in Iceland
Iceland: International tourism, expenditures was 14.7% in 2007. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Iceland, 1996–2007
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Iceland is 14.7%, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Iceland peaked at 14.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2002.
Iceland ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.9% | — |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.9% | 13.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.7% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More private sector data for Iceland
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 18,264 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Iceland?
- International tourism, expenditures in Iceland was 14.7% in 2007, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2002.
- How does Iceland rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Iceland ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2007.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.