Real GDP during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how real GDP changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Katrín Jakobsdóttir | 30 Nov 2017 – 9 Apr 2024 | +19.3% Q3 2017 → Q1 2024 | +2.8%/yr | |
| 2 |  Geir Haarde | 15 Jun 2006 – 1 Feb 2009 | +14.7% Q1 2006 → Q4 2008 | +5.1%/yr | |
| 3 |  Halldór Ásgrímsson | 15 Sep 2004 – 15 Jun 2006 | +14.4% Q2 2004 → Q1 2006 | +8.0%/yr | |
| 4 | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson | 23 May 2013 – 7 Apr 2016 | +9.5% Q1 2013 → Q1 2016 | +3.1%/yr | |
| 5 |  Kristrún Frostadóttir | 21 Dec 2024 – now | +1.7% Q3 2024 → Q2 2026 | +0.9%/yr | |
| 6 | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir | 1 Feb 2009 – 23 May 2013 | −7.1% Q4 2008 → Q1 2013 | −1.7%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. ISK billion, chained 2020 prices, last four quarters · Statistics Iceland, quarterly national accounts (THJ01601, chain-volume measures at 2020 prices, seasonally adjusted), summed over the trailing four quarters, from 1995; the yearly accounts (THJ01103, 2020 prices) before, rescaled to 1995 · Iceland data · as of Oct 2026.