Financial Markets Efficiency Index in Iceland
Iceland: Financial Markets Efficiency Index was 0 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Financial Markets Efficiency Index in Iceland, 1980–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0 for financial markets efficiency index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Over the whole period, financial markets efficiency index in Iceland peaked at 0 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.
Iceland ranks 94th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 91 Luxembourg 0.0011 compare
- 92 Papua New Guinea 0.0007 compare
- 93 Rwanda 0 compare
- 94 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 0 compare
- 94 Angola 0 compare
- 94 Albania 0 compare
- 94 Armenia, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 94 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Burundi 0 compare
- 94 Benin 0 compare
- 94 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 94 Bahamas, The 0 compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 94 Belize 0 compare
- 94 Bolivia 0 compare
- 94 Brunei Darussalam 0 compare
- 94 Bhutan 0 compare
- 94 Central African Republic 0 compare
- 94 Cameroon 0 compare
- 94 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 compare
- 94 Congo, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Comoros, Union of the 0 compare
- 94 Cabo Verde 0 compare
- 94 Djibouti 0 compare
- 94 Dominica 0 compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 94 Algeria 0 compare
- 94 Eritrea, The State of 0 compare
- 94 Estonia 0 compare
- 94 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Fiji, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 compare
- 94 Gabon 0 compare
- 94 Georgia 0 compare
- 94 Guinea 0 compare
- 94 Gambia, The 0 compare
- 94 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 94 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Grenada 0 compare
- 94 Guatemala 0 compare
- 94 Guyana 0 compare
- 94 Honduras 0 compare
- 94 Haiti 0 compare
- 94 Kyrgyz Republic 0 compare
- 94 Cambodia 0 compare
- 94 Kiribati 0 compare
- 94 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 94 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 compare
- 94 Liberia 0 compare
- 94 Libya 0 compare
- 94 St. Lucia 0 compare
- 94 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0 compare
- 94 Lithuania 0 compare
- 94 Latvia 0 compare
- 94 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 compare
- 94 Moldova, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Madagascar, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Maldives 0 compare
- 94 Marshall Islands 0 compare
- 94 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 94 Mali 0 compare
- 94 Myanmar 0 compare
- 94 Mongolia 0 compare
- 94 Mozambique, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Malawi 0 compare
- 94 Niger 0 compare
- 94 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 94 Nepal 0 compare
- 94 French Polynesia 0 compare
- 94 Sudan 0 compare
- 94 Senegal 0 compare
- 94 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 94 El Salvador 0 compare
- 94 South Sudan, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Suriname 0 compare
- 94 Syrian Arab Republic 0 compare
- 94 Chad 0 compare
- 94 Togo 0 compare
- 94 Tajikistan, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 94 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0 compare
- 94 Tonga 0 compare
- 94 Uganda 0 compare
- 94 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0 compare
- 94 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 94 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 94 Samoa 0 compare
- 94 Yemen, Republic of 0 compare
More financial sector data for Iceland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 11.64 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 118.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.23 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 203.48 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 5.65 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 5.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 89.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial markets efficiency index in Iceland?
- Financial markets efficiency index in Iceland was 0 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial markets efficiency index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
- What is the lowest financial markets efficiency index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
- How does Iceland rank for financial markets efficiency index?
- Iceland ranks 94th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Markets Efficiency Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.