Iceland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Central bank assets to GDP

Iceland
0.7%
in 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.5%
in 2021
Iceland rank
149th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
151st

Central bank assets to GDP over time

  • Iceland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 149th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 151st of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% Iceland
2000s 2.9% 0.6% 2.3% Iceland
2010s 6.2% 0.1% 6.0% Iceland
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central bank assets to gdp, Iceland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Iceland, at 0.7% against 0.5% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in central bank assets to gdp between Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for central bank assets to gdp?
Iceland ranks 149th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 151st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Central bank assets to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 8,028 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).