Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Iceland

Foreign direct investment outflows in Iceland in 2025 — -851,710,460 US$. Ranked 85 in the world out of 91.

2025 -852M US$ −384.16% vs 2024
World rank 85of 91
Period maximum 10.22B US$2007
Period minimum -7.16B US$2017

Trend over time

1976–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Iceland, 1976–2025-10B-5B05B10B15B197619811986199119962001200620112016202120251976: 0 US$1977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 2,100,000 US$1987: 700,000 US$1988: 1,100,000 US$1989: 8,200,000 US$1990: -15,276,583 US$1991: -8,240,903 US$1992: 28,142,143 US$1993: 14,331,925 US$1994: 26,736,615 US$1995: 24,889,626 US$1996: 63,646,697 US$1997: 56,473,651 US$1998: 75,211,573 US$1999: 124,316,203 US$2000: 374,555,186 US$2001: 332,089,437 US$2002: 342,215,774 US$2003: 383,298,699 US$2004: 2,581,659,575 US$2005: 7,069,524,210 US$2006: 5,550,453,949 US$2007: 10,216,623,650 US$2008: -3,779,191,874 US$2009: 2,272,140,385 US$2010: -2,491,669,711 US$2011: 24,051,985 US$2012: -3,204,928,983 US$2013: 527,116,525 US$2014: 21,354,674 US$2015: 450,579,497 US$2016: -1,810,011,036 US$2017: -7,163,192,287 US$2018: -151,722,471 US$2019: 146,478,744 US$2020: -377,297,365 US$2021: -42,265,036 US$2022: 247,870,827 US$2023: 319,792,000 US$2024: 299,728,487 US$2025: -851,710,460 US$
Change over the period: −852M

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland -852M US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -852M −1.15B −384.16%
2024 300M −20.06M −6.27%
2023 320M +71.92M +29.02%
2022 248M +290M +686.47%
2021 -42.27M +335M +88.8%
2020 -377M −524M −357.58%
2019 146M +298M +196.54%
2018 -152M +7.01B +97.88%
2017 -7.16B −5.35B −295.75%
2016 -1.81B −2.26B −501.71%
2015 451M +429M +2,009.98%
2014 21.35M −506M −95.95%
2013 527M +3.73B +116.45%
2012 -3.2B −3.23B −13,425.01%
2011 24.05M +2.52B +100.97%
2010 -2.49B −4.76B −209.66%
2009 2.27B +6.05B +160.12%
2008 -3.78B −14B −136.99%
2007 10.22B +4.67B +84.07%
2006 5.55B −1.52B −21.49%
2005 7.07B +4.49B +173.84%
2004 2.58B +2.2B +573.54%
2003 383M +41.08M +12%
2002 342M +10.13M +3.05%
2001 332M −42.47M −11.34%
2000 375M +250M +201.29%
1999 124M +49.1M +65.29%
1998 75.21M +18.74M +33.18%
1997 56.47M −7.17M −11.27%
1996 63.65M +38.76M +155.72%
1995 24.89M −1.85M −6.91%
1994 26.74M +12.4M +86.55%
1993 14.33M −13.81M −49.07%
1992 28.14M +36.38M +441.49%
1991 -8.24M +7.04M +46.06%
1990 -15.28M −23.48M −286.3%
1989 8.2M +7.1M +645.45%
1988 1.1M +400,000 +57.14%
1987 700,000 −1.4M −66.67%
1986 2.1M +2.1M
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0 +0
1976 0

Northern Europe, 2025

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About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.