Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Iceland
Iceland: Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction was 0.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Iceland, 2011–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.1% for share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in 2023.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Iceland peaked at 0.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
Iceland ranks 1st of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,430 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.024 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0701 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0701 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0858 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1068 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Iceland?
- Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Iceland was 0.1% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by donor countries (percentage of GNI)