Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Iceland
Iceland: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum was 2.56 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Iceland, 1992–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Iceland stood at 2.56.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Iceland peaked at 7.75 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3404, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 45th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.75 | — |
| 1993 | 6.8 | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 5.01 | -26.2% |
| 1995 | 7.18 | +43.2% |
| 1996 | 5.61 | -21.8% |
| 1997 | 5.49 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 4.73 | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 4.28 | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 5.35 | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 5.33 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.23 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.41 | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 3.88 | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 3.73 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 4.32 | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 4.96 | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 4.3 | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.49 | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 2.95 | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 2.28 | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 2.55 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2 | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 2.66 | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 2.78 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.22 | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 1.84 | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | -41.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3404 | -68.7% |
| 2021 | 0.778 | +128.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8355 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 2.37 | +183.3% |
| 2024 | 2.55 | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 2.56 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.86 | 4.28 | 7.75 | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.58 | 3.73 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 | 1.09 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 | 0.3404 | 2.56 | 6 |
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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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 14,384 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Iceland?
- Government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Iceland was 2.56 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 in 1992.
- What is the lowest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3404 in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Iceland ranks 45th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government bonds, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.