Overnight stays at hotels in Iceland in November were roughly 365,000 or approximately 6.6% fewer than in 2024 when they were nearly 391,000, according to preliminary data from Statistics Iceland.

Revenue from foreign tourists during the third quarter of 2025 was 239.6 billion ISK compared with the same period last year when it was 239.2 billion ISK. Revenue from foreign tourists has increased by 4% in the last 12 months when compared with the same period the year before, from 612.5 billion ISK to 637.5 […]

Overnight stays at hotels in Iceland in October were nearly 505,000 or approximately 2.3% fewer than in 2024 when they were nearly 517,000, according to preliminary data from Statistics Iceland. Overnight stays decreased most in the Capital region, or by 4.0%, but also significantly in the Southwest (-2.9%) and West and Westfjords (-2.9%). In the […]

The turnover according to VAT reports in Icelandic tourism sectors for July to August 2025 was around 235.1 billion ISK*, almost the same turnover as previous year.

Overnight stays at hotels in Iceland in September were roughly 544,000 or approximately 6.0% more than in 2024 when they were nearly 513,000, according to preliminary data from Statistics Iceland. Overnight stays increased in all regions except the Southwest where they stayed nearly unchanged (-0.2%). The greatest increase was in the South (15.0%) but significant […]

The total fish catch in December 2025 was just over 53 thousand tonnes, a decrease of 13% compared with December the year before. Demersal catch decreased 13% year-on-year, pelagic catch by 12% while flatfish catch decreased by 30%.

The total fish catch in November 2025 amounted to nearly 103 thousand tonnes, an increase of 9% compared with November last year. Demersal catch rose by 10% year-on-year and pelagic catch by 9%, while flatfish catch decreased by 9%.

The fish catch in October was 88 thousand tonnes, which is 8% less than in October last year. Demersal catch decreased by 7% between years, pelagic catch by 7% and flatfish catch by 19%.

Publication of statistics on value of catch in July 2025, which was scheduled 31 October, has been postponed. Catch value figures will be updated with monthly catch news releases in the future.

The total catch of the Icelandic fishing fleet for the year 2024 was just over 994 thousand tonnes, which is 28% less than in 2023. This reduction is mainly due to capelin not being caught. The demersal fish catch was 420 thousand tonnes. Pelagic catch decreased by 42% and amounted to around 549 thousand tonnes.

The value of exported goods from Iceland amounted to 74.2 billion ISK fob in December 2025 and the value of imported goods 115 billion ISK cif (109.1 billion ISK fob) according to preliminary figures. Thus, there was a trade deficit, calculated on fob/cif value, of 40.8 billion ISK as compared with a trade deficit of […]

The value of exported goods from Iceland amounted to 71.1 billion ISK fob in November 2025 and the value of imported goods 102.5 billion ISK cif (96,8 billion ISK fob) according to preliminary figures. Thus, there was a trade deficit in November, calculated on fob/cif value, of 31.4 billion ISK as compared with a trade […]

The value of exported goods amounted to 85.3 billion ISK fob in Oktober 2025 (85.3 billion according to preliminary figures) and the value of imported goods was 109.4 billion ISK cif (109.5 billion) after revision of preliminary figures. The trade deficit in October was therefore 24.1 billion ISK (24.2 billion ISK).

The value of exported services in the third quarter of 2025 is estimated at 331.8 billion ISK while the value of imported services is estimated at 194.4 billion ISK. Therefore, the surplus in the balance of trade in services is estimated at 137.4 billion ISK compared with a surplus of 131.7 billion ISK for the […]

The value of exported goods from Iceland amounted to 85.3 billion ISK fob in October 2025 and the value of imported goods 109.5 billion ISK cif (104 billion ISK fob) according to preliminary figures. Thus, there was a trade deficit in October, calculated on fob/cif value, of 24.2 billion ISK as compared with a trade […]