Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Iceland

Iceland: Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults was 8,401 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
8,401
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
10th
of 177 countries
All-time high
9,002
in 2011
All-time low
7,509
in 2014
Years of data
7
2011–2017

Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Iceland, 2011–2017

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2011201420172011: 9.0k2012: 8.1k2013: 7.7k2014: 7.5k2015: 7.6k2016: 7.9k2017: 8.4k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 8,401 for outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in 2017.

The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Iceland ranks 10th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Iceland, 2011 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2011 9,002
2012 8,123 -9.8%
2013 7,741 -4.7%
2014 7,509 -3.0%
2015 7,623 +1.5%
2016 7,897 +3.6%
2017 8,401 +6.4%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 8,401 is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.09, 199.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 8,401 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.86, 301.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 7 Laos 14,543 compare
  2. 8 Colombia 11,149 compare
  3. 9 Chile 10,124 compare
  4. 11 Cambodia 5,892 compare
  5. 12 Mongolia 5,765 compare
  6. 13 Japan 4,880 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Iceland?
Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Iceland was 8,401 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest outstanding loans per 1,000 adults recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 9,002 in 2011.
What is the lowest outstanding loans per 1,000 adults recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 7,509 in 2014.
How does Iceland rank for outstanding loans per 1,000 adults?
Iceland ranks 10th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
Is outstanding loans per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
177 places, 1,212 data points, 2011–2017
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