Real GDP per person during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person 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 |  Halldór Ásgrímsson | 15 Sep 2004 – 15 Jun 2006 | +11.1% Q2 2004 → Q1 2006 | +6.2%/yr | |
| 2 |  Geir Haarde | 15 Jun 2006 – 1 Feb 2009 | +8.0% Q1 2006 → Q4 2008 | +2.9%/yr | |
| 3 | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson | 23 May 2013 – 7 Apr 2016 | +6.0% Q1 2013 → Q1 2016 | +2.0%/yr | |
| 4 |  Katrín Jakobsdóttir | 30 Nov 2017 – 9 Apr 2024 | +4.9% Q3 2017 → Q1 2024 | +0.7%/yr | |
| 5 |  Kristrún Frostadóttir | 21 Dec 2024 – now | −0.3% Q3 2024 → Q2 2026 | −0.2%/yr | |
| 6 | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir | 1 Feb 2009 – 23 May 2013 | −6.3% Q4 2008 → Q1 2013 | −1.5%/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 thousand per person, chained 2020 prices, last four quarters · Statistics Iceland, quarterly GDP (THJ01601, chained 2020 prices, seasonally adjusted), summed over the trailing four quarters (the yearly accounts before 1995), over the population on 1 January (MAN00000) interpolated to the quarter · Iceland data · as of Oct 2026.