PESTLE Insights: Macroeconomic Outlook Report - Iceland
December 2019
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About the Report
About the Report
PESTLE Insights: Macroeconomic Outlook Report - Iceland
Summary
Financial intermediation, real estate and business activities accounted for the highest amount (22.9%) of Iceland's GVA in 2018, followed by mining, manufacturing and utilities (15.5%) and wholesale and retail trade (14%). The three sectors are forecast to grow by 6.4%, 6.0% and 8.1%, respectively, in nominal terms in 2019.
The capital region, which comprises Reykjavik, Kopavogur and Hafnarfjorour, generated 58.1% of the Iceland's GDP and comprised 63.8% of the country's population, as of 2018
Green energy and advanced infrastructure, along with lucrative government incentives, create a favorable environment for investors in Iceland
OMXIPI includes all shares listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Iceland. As of November 18, 2019, the OMXIPI stock index closed at 1,456.6, compared to 1,268.7 on November 16, 2018.
Scope
- Iceland provides excellent air connectivity with other parts of the world. It takes 2.5-3 hours to fly to Europe and 5-7 hours to fly to North America, on average.
Reasons to buy
-Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country's snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies' presence in these areas.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
List of Exhibits 3
Did You Know? 4
Country Highlights 5
Country Snapshot 7
PESTLE Insights 21
Political Landscape 22
Economic Landscape 23
Social Landscape 30
Technological Landscape 33
Legal Landscape 36
Environmental Landscape 37
Outlook 38
List of Figure
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: Iceland 's Performance in terms of its Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to Western European Nations and the World 11
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100) 11
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights Behind the Index 12
Exhibit 4: OMXIPI Stock Index 14
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors' Contribution to the Economy (2014-2021f) 15
Exhibit 6: Net FDI Inflow (2018Q1-2019Q2)and FDI by Origin (2016-2018) 16
EXHIBIT 7: FDI Flows by Sector (2014-2018) 18
Exhibit 8: Key Infrastructure Indicators 20
Exhibit 9: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate (2014-2021f) 24
Exhibit 10: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2018) 24
Exhibit 11: Exports, Imports and Trade Balance (2014-2021f) 25
Exhibit 12: Current Account Balance (2014-2021f) 25
Exhibit 13: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports (2015-2018) 26
Exhibit 14: Aluminum and Articles Thereof, % of World Total (2018) 26
Exhibit 15: Interest Rates (May 2014 - October 2019) 28
Exhibit 16: Exchange Rate and Inflation (2014-2021f) 28
Exhibit 17: Public Finance (2014-2021f) 29
Exhibit 18: General Government Debt (2014-2021f) 29
EXHIBIT 19: Employment/Unemployment(2014-2021f) 31
Exhibit 20: Average Annual Wages (2014-2021f) 31
EXHIBIT 21: Labor Cost Index (2014-2021f) 31
Exhibit 22: Rural/Urban Share of Total Population (1990, 2000, 2010, 2020) 32
Exhibit 23: Age-group Wise Share of Total Population (2000, 2010, 2020) 32
Exhibit 24: Gender-wise Share of Total Population (1990, 2000, 2010, 2020) 32
Exhibit 25: Number of Patents Granted Per Million Persons (2018) 34
Exhibit 26: High-tech Exports (% of Total Manufactured Exports) (2018) 34
Exhibit 27: Internet Users % of Total Population, Mobile and Broadband Penetration Rate (2018) 35
Exhibit 28: Doing Business in Iceland 2020 36
Exhibit 29: Corruption Perceptions Index (Rankings) (2018) 36
Exhibit 30: CO2 Emissions (2012-2017) 37
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