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Social Democratic Alliance
Sources: Statistics Iceland (national accounts, Labour Force Survey, register-based employment, wage index, consumer prices, house prices, population; Reykjavík's population and residents in work, the capital region's Labour Force Survey and flat prices), Central Bank of Iceland (exchange rate, via the IMF), IMF (World Economic Outlook: government debt), GISCO, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, World Happiness Report, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; prime ministers checked against the official lists, Reykjavík's mayors against the city's own list and the council's minutes. CreditsPrivacy

Kristrún Frostadóttir (Social Democratic Alliance) has been Prime Minister of Iceland since 21 Dec 2024. In the time since Kristrún Frostadóttir took office, December 2024, real GDP has edged up 0.9% a year. Among the 35 national leaders with a year or more of figures, Iceland ranks 13th on pay growth and 49th of 49 on the fall in unemployment. The latest governance scores, for 2025 and from before this tenure: liberal democracy index 72.0 of 100 (V-Dem Institute) and government effectiveness 84.0 of 100 (the World Bank). Since 1991 the office has changed hands 10 times; Kristrún Frostadóttir has held it since December 2024.

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