The value of exported goods in BOP* was estimated 49.8 billion ISK in January 2021 and the value of imported goods was estimated 50.3 billion ISK. Therefore, a deficit in balance of trade in goods in BOP was estimated 0.5 billion ISK. In the same month, export of services was estimated 21.9 billion ISK and import of services was estimated 21.4 billion ISK. Hence, the surplus in balance of trade in services was estimated 0.5 billion ISK.
Total export of trade in goods and services was therefore estimated 71.7 billion ISK in November 2020 and decreased by 19% compared with the same month in 2020. Import of trade in goods and services for the same period was estimated 71.6 billion ISK and decreased by 15% compared with January 2020.
Total export of trade in goods and services was estimated at 985.6 billion ISK in the latest 12-month period and decreased by 25% compared with the previous 12 months. For the same period, estimated import of trade in goods and services was 1,007.3 billion ISK and decreased by 16% compared with the previous 12 months. Therefore, the deficit in balance of trade in goods and services was estimated 21.7 billion ISK in the latest 12-month period compared with a surplus of 120.9 billion ISK for the previous 12 months.
*According to Balance of Payments (BOP) and National Accounts (NA) standards.
| The value of exports and imports of goods and services (billion ISK) | ||||||
| January 2020 | January 2021 | % | February 2019- January 2020 | February 2020-January 2021 | % | |
| Exports of goods and services | 88.8 | 71.7 | -19 | 1,317.5 | 985.6 | -25 |
| Exports of goods | 47.4 | 49.8 | 5 | 623.4 | 630.8 | 1 |
| Exports of services | 41.4 | 21.9 | -47 | 694.1 | 354.8 | -49 |
| Imports of goods and services | 84.6 | 71.6 | -15 | 1,196.6 | 1,007.3 | -16 |
| Imports of goods | 52.1 | 50.3 | -4 | 759.3 | 716.9 | -6 |
| Imports of services | 32.5 | 21.4 | -34 | 437.3 | 290.3 | -34 |
| Balance of trade in goods and services | 4.2 | 0.0 | 120.9 | -21.7 | ||