Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Iceland
Iceland: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 1.56 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Iceland, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Iceland stood at 1.56. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Iceland peaked at 1.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.56, in 2022.
That places Iceland 152nd out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.73 | — |
| 2014 | 1.9 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 1.68 | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 1.66 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 1.56 | -13.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 80% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.56 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.94, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.9 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.68 | 1.56 | 1.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1097 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Iceland?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Iceland was 1.56 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Iceland ranks 152nd out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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