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 […]

Statistics Iceland has compiled and analysed the operating accounts of fishing and fish processing companies for 2024 as well as their balance sheets. Information from these statements along with data on exports and catches were used to measure the overall profitability in the subsectors of these branches of the industry.

The total fish catch in February 2026 was more than 137 thousand tonnes. Thereof capelin amounted nearly 86 thousand tonnes. Demersal catch increased by 6% year-on-year, while flatfish catch increased by 50%.

The total fish catch in January 2026 was nearly 75 thousand tonnes, a decrease of 5% compared with January the year before. Demersal catch decreased by 11% year-on-year, pelagic catch increased by 1%, while flatfish catch decreased by 27%.

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 value of exported goods from Iceland amounted to 93.1 billion ISK fob in March 2026 and the value of imported goods 131 billion ISK cif (125.1 billion ISK fob) according to preliminary figures. Thus, there was a trade deficit, calculated on fob/cif value, of 37.9 billion ISK as compared with a trade deficit of […]

The value of exported goods amounted to 78.1 billion ISK fob in February 2026 (78 billion according to preliminary figures) and the value of imported goods amounted to 87.6 billion ISK cif value (88 billion according to preliminary figures) after revision of preliminary figures. The trade deficit in February was therefore 9.6 billion ISK (9.9 […]

The value of exported goods from Iceland amounted to 78 billion ISK fob in February 2026 and the value of imported goods 88 billion ISK cif (82.9 billion ISK fob) according to preliminary figures. Thus, there was a trade deficit, calculated on fob/cif value, of 9.9 billion ISK as compared with a trade deficit of […]

The value of exported goods amounted to 72.5 billion ISK fob in January 2026 (72.4 billion according to preliminary figures) and the value of imported goods was almost the same at cif value (72,7 billion according to preliminary figures) after revision of preliminary figures. The trade deficit in January was therefore on par (deficit of […]

The value of exported services in the fourth quarter of 2025 is estimated at 248.7 billion ISK while the value of imported services is estimated at 199.3 billion ISK. Therefore, the surplus in the balance of trade in services is estimated at 49.4 billion ISK compared with a surplus of 53.1 billion ISK for the […]