News and announcements

31 May
31 May 2023

GDP increased by 7% in the first quarter of 2023

Gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 7% in volume in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the same period last year. Gross domestic final expenditure increased by 4.5% in volume during the quarter, where household final consumption expenditure increased by 4.9% and government final consumption expenditure by 1.7% while gross fixed capital formation is estimated to have decreased by 0.1%.

31 May
31 May 2023

Overnight stays in April exceeded all previous years

In April 2023, there were 563,000 overnight stays in Iceland which exceeded April in all previous years. This is an 23% increase between years (458,900) and an 17% increase from previous record year 2017 (480,300).

31 May
31 May 2023

Value of catch in the first quarter was 56 billion ISK

In the first three months of 2023 the catch of Icelandic vessels was 520 thousand tonnes according to preliminary statistics, 8% less than during the same period in 2022. The value of first sale in the first quarter of 2023 was 56 billion ISK which is the same as in first quarter of the previous year.

31 May
31 May 2023

Trade deficit of 21 billion ISK in April

The value of exported goods amounted to 68.3 billion ISK fob in April 2023 (68.4 according to preliminary figures) and the value of imported goods was 89.3 billion ISK cif (89.0 billion). The goods trade deficit in April was therefore 21.0 billion ISK (20.6). Figures have been updated.

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Release calendar

  • 01 June 2023 Production in agriculture in April 2023
  • 05 June 2023 Operational cost per student in primary schools in June 2023
  • 06 June 2023 Register based employment in April 2023
  • 06 June 2023 Taxable payments in April 2023
  • 07 June 2023 Trade in goods in May 2023 - Preliminary figures
  • 07 June 2023 Environmental taxes 2007-2021 updated
  • 08 June 2023 Personnel in compulsory schools 2022
  • 08 June 2023 Total wage index - 1st quarter 2023
  • 08 June 2023 General government finances - 1st quarter 2023