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Internal tourism consumption in Iceland

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26 March 2025

Internal tourism consumption in Iceland

Adventure tourism

Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

Cultural tourism

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Statistics Iceland's data shows a significant rise in internal tourism consumption from 2021 to 2023, driven by increased inbound and domestic tourism expenditure.

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Iceland

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer Organisations

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

EU institutions

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Local authorities

Media / Journalist Organisations

National authorities

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Coordinated information on travelling

    • Improving statistics and indicators

    • Innovative tourism services

  • Business activities

    • Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

    • Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism

    • Air passenger transport

    • Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

    • Events catering and other food services

    • Festivals, cultural and entertainment activities

    • Gardens and nature reserves activities

    • Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Mobile beverage services

    • Mobile food services

    • Museums

    • Operation of historical sites

    • Other

    • Other accommodation

    • Other amusement and recreation activities

    • Other food and beverage services

    • Other holiday reservation services

    • Other tourism transportation activities

    • Rail Passenger transport

    • Recreational and sport activities

    • Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)

    • Road passenger transport

    • Tour operator activities

    • Travel agency activities

    • Water (sea, coastal and inland) passenger transport

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The Statistics Iceland provides yearly indicators on internal tourism consumption in Iceland from 2009 to 2023. The data is categorised by activity, such as accommodation, transportation, travel agencies, cultural services, and by category, which includes internal tourism consumption, internal tourism expenditure and other components. It shows a steady increase in all indicators from 2021 to 2023, with total internal tourism consumption rising from 358,120 in 2021 to 819,843 in 2023, driven by significant growth in both inbound and domestic tourism expenditure. For more detailed information, the Statistics Iceland provides free statistical data with customisable criteria for exploring tourism comsumption in Iceland.

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