Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Iceland

Trade balance in Iceland in 2025 — -872,016,321 US$. Ranked 75 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 10,722.6%.

2025 -872M US$ −107.38% vs 2024
World rank 75of 138
Period maximum 1.52B US$2016
Period minimum -2.92B US$2006

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Trade balance — Iceland, 1970–2025-4B-2B02B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 8,209,091 US$1971: -43,385,227 US$1972: -15,764,786 US$1973: -24,512,371 US$1974: -146,748,374 US$1975: -117,630,449 US$1976: 4,439,809 US$1977: -19,131,091 US$1978: 70,782,708 US$1979: 29,433,919 US$1980: -3,478,406 US$1981: -54,508,458 US$1982: -152,694,895 US$1983: 55,700,324 US$1984: -4,574,442 US$1985: 1,327,248 US$1986: 147,128,152 US$1987: -62,673,384 US$1988: -60,101,060 US$1989: 120,210,530 US$1990: 76,457,575 US$1991: -91,449,786 US$1992: -12,678,523 US$1993: 187,567,083 US$1994: 317,688,864 US$1995: 245,753,381 US$1996: 36,588,962 US$1997: 35,032,290 US$1998: -369,640,831 US$1999: -405,640,151 US$2000: -620,892,783 US$2001: -70,246,016 US$2002: 148,944,194 US$2003: -337,728,298 US$2004: -775,868,258 US$2005: -1,977,500,020 US$2006: -2,921,079,638 US$2007: -1,946,714,168 US$2008: -377,257,490 US$2009: 1,058,255,121 US$2010: 1,365,562,866 US$2011: 1,197,874,497 US$2012: 887,039,309 US$2013: 1,291,452,110 US$2014: 1,180,519,221 US$2015: 1,377,229,956 US$2016: 1,521,828,666 US$2017: 1,248,905,003 US$2018: 1,069,463,818 US$2019: 1,408,033,063 US$2020: -83,193,816 US$2021: -394,000,859 US$2022: 126,733,534 US$2023: 225,180,580 US$2024: -420,498,993 US$2025: -872,016,321 US$
Change over the period: −880M (−10,722.57%)

Comparison, 2025

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

Iceland -872M US$
Europe & Central Asia computed 864B US$
Northern Europe computed 372B US$
Trade balance — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -872M −452M −107.38%
2024 -420M −646M −286.74%
2023 225M +98.45M +77.68%
2022 127M +521M +132.17%
2021 -394M −311M −373.59%
2020 -83.19M −1.49B −105.91%
2019 1.41B +339M +31.66%
2018 1.07B −179M −14.37%
2017 1.25B −273M −17.93%
2016 1.52B +145M +10.5%
2015 1.38B +197M +16.66%
2014 1.18B −111M −8.59%
2013 1.29B +404M +45.59%
2012 887M −311M −25.95%
2011 1.2B −168M −12.28%
2010 1.37B +307M +29.04%
2009 1.06B +1.44B +380.51%
2008 -377M +1.57B +80.62%
2007 -1.95B +974M +33.36%
2006 -2.92B −944M −47.72%
2005 -1.98B −1.2B −154.88%
2004 -776M −438M −129.73%
2003 -338M −487M −326.75%
2002 149M +219M +312.03%
2001 -70.25M +551M +88.69%
2000 -621M −215M −53.06%
1999 -406M −36M −9.74%
1998 -370M −405M −1,155.14%
1997 35.03M −1.56M −4.25%
1996 36.59M −209M −85.11%
1995 246M −71.94M −22.64%
1994 318M +130M +69.37%
1993 188M +200M +1,579.41%
1992 -12.68M +78.77M +86.14%
1991 -91.45M −168M −219.61%
1990 76.46M −43.75M −36.4%
1989 120M +180M +300.01%
1988 -60.1M +2.57M +4.1%
1987 -62.67M −210M −142.6%
1986 147M +146M +10,985.21%
1985 1.33M +5.9M +129.01%
1984 -4.57M −60.27M −108.21%
1983 55.7M +208M +136.48%
1982 -153M −98.19M −180.13%
1981 -54.51M −51.03M −1,467.05%
1980 -3.48M −32.91M −111.82%
1979 29.43M −41.35M −58.42%
1978 70.78M +89.91M +469.99%
1977 -19.13M −23.57M −530.9%
1976 4.44M +122M +103.77%
1975 -118M +29.12M +19.84%
1974 -147M −122M −498.67%
1973 -24.51M −8.75M −55.49%
1972 -15.76M +27.62M +63.66%
1971 -43.39M −51.59M −628.5%
1970 8.21M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.