Resolving insolvency - Score in Iceland

Iceland: Resolving insolvency - Score was 81.98 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
81.98
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 191 countries
All-time high
81.98
in 2019
All-time low
75.61
in 2008
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Resolving insolvency - Score in Iceland, 2004–2019

0204060802004201120192004: 78.32005: 78.32006: 77.32007: 77.62008: 75.62009: 75.62010: 76.62011: 81.42012: 81.72013: 81.42014: 81.52015: 81.62016: 81.72017: 81.42018: 81.92019: 82

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 81.98 for resolving insolvency - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency - score in Iceland peaked at 81.98 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.61, in 2008.

That places Iceland 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Resolving insolvency - Score in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency - Score in Iceland, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 78.34
2005 78.34 +0.0%
2006 77.27 -1.4%
2007 77.57 +0.4%
2008 75.61 -2.5%
2009 75.61 +0.0%
2010 76.64 +1.4%
2011 81.4 +6.2%
2012 81.66 +0.3%
2013 81.4 -0.3%
2014 81.47 +0.1%
2015 81.65 +0.2%
2016 81.7 +0.1%
2017 81.44 -0.3%
2018 81.85 +0.5%
2019 81.98 +0.2%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 81.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.05, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 81.98 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.15, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.12 75.61 78.34 6
2010s 81.12 76.64 81.98 10

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 9 Belgium 84.07 compare
  2. 10 Puerto Rico 83.32 compare
  3. 11 South Korea 82.88 compare
  4. 13 Canada 81.03 compare
  5. 14 United Kingdom 80.32 compare
  6. 15 Portugal 80.17 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency - score in Iceland?
Resolving insolvency - score in Iceland was 81.98 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 81.98 in 2019.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 75.61 in 2008.
How does Iceland rank for resolving insolvency - score?
Iceland ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency - score rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Resolving insolvency - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The score for resolving insolvency is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the recovery rate of insolvency proceedings involving domestic entities, as well as the strength of the legal framework applicable to judicial liquidation and reorganization proceedings.