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Headline data

Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)
Year Value Units
1998 54.56 Percentage (%) of national budget
1999 55.31 Percentage (%) of national budget
2000 55.13 Percentage (%) of national budget
2001 55.03 Percentage (%) of national budget
2002 57.54 Percentage (%) of national budget
2003 58.53 Percentage (%) of national budget
2004 59.02 Percentage (%) of national budget
2005 60.13 Percentage (%) of national budget
2006 58.61 Percentage (%) of national budget
2007 57.71 Percentage (%) of national budget
2008 43.71 Percentage (%) of national budget
2009 55.1 Percentage (%) of national budget
2010 53.0 Percentage (%) of national budget
2011 57.36 Percentage (%) of national budget
2012 56.46 Percentage (%) of national budget
2013 57.09 Percentage (%) of national budget
2014 55.84 Percentage (%) of national budget
2015 56.84 Percentage (%) of national budget
2016 52.49 Percentage (%) of national budget
2017 57.37 Percentage (%) of national budget
2018 56.67 Percentage (%) of national budget
2019 59.16 Percentage (%) of national budget
2020 59.61 Percentage (%) of national budget
2021 60.63 Percentage (%) of national budget
1998 22.18 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
1999 22.88 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2000 22.59 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2001 22.85 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2002 24.64 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2003 25.93 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2004 25.14 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2005 24.84 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2006 23.87 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2007 23.42 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2008 23.83 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2009 26.11 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2010 25.33 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2011 25.37 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2012 24.74 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2013 24.21 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2014 24.47 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2015 23.59 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2016 23.26 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2017 24.83 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2018 24.93 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2019 25.7 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2020 30.34 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2021 29.92 Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Source: Statistics Iceland

Geographical Area: Iceland

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Iceland statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Icelandic statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Icelandic-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Percentage of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)
Geographical coverage

Iceland
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Comments and limitations

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has not been identified in collaboration with topic experts.

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)
Target number

1.a
UN designated tier

Tier II
UN custodian agency

Discussions are occurring between the following organisations International Labour Organization (ILO) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization - Institute for Statistics (UNESCO-UIS) and World Health Organization (WHO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 894 KB) opens in a new window
Organisation

Statistics Iceland
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

1998
Geographical coverage

Iceland
Link to data source Public spending by categories 1998-2018 opens in a new window
Release date Sep 13, 2019
Next release

TBA
Statistical classification

National Statistic
Contact details

upplysingar@hagstofa.is
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