Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Iceland
Iceland: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 3.22 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Iceland, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 3.22 billion current US$ for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 393.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Iceland peaked at 3.22 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 309.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Iceland ranks 79th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Iceland, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 309.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 312.00 million current US$ | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 314.00 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 372.00 million current US$ | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 380.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 386.00 million current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 383.00 million current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 415.00 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 486.00 million current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 558.00 million current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 635.00 million current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 702.00 million current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 848.00 million current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 881.00 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 653.68 million current US$ | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 1.30 billion current US$ | +99.3% |
| 2022 | 2.47 billion current US$ | +89.4% |
| 2023 | 3.15 billion current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 3.22 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3.22 billion current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion current US$, 53% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3.22 billion current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.00 billion current US$, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +99.3% | 653.68 million current US$ | 1.30 billion current US$ |
| 2022 | +89.4% | 1.30 billion current US$ | 2.47 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 337.40 million current US$ | 309.00 million current US$ | 380.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 588.22 million current US$ | 383.00 million current US$ | 881.00 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.16 billion current US$ | 653.68 million current US$ | 3.22 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Iceland?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Iceland was 3.22 billion current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 309.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Iceland rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- Iceland ranks 79th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.