of exported goods: food products
2025, latest available figureComposition of merchandise exports — World BankHome / Jurisdictions / Iceland
Country file
Iceland
The country's exports are dominated by agricultural and food products. The population is largely connected and local hosting is dense there. Regional benchmarks: Europe and Central Asia.
Relationship with the European Union
Agreement on the European Economic Area — in force since 1994
Data flows here as within the internal market: this is not a transfer to a third country. Everything else — contractual commitments, audit rights, evidence — is handled as elsewhere.
Sources reviewed on 17 September 2026
of exported goods: ores and metals
2025, latest available figureComposition of merchandise exports — World Bankof manufactured exports are high-technology products
2024, latest available figureHigh-technology exports — World Bank01
Economy and sectors
In force
Agreement on the European Economic Area
in force since 1994Data flows here as within the internal market: this is not a transfer to a third country. Everything else — contractual commitments, audit rights, evidence — is handled as elsewhere.
Map of trade agreements — European CommissionEEE
regime applicable to European data and access
European framework trackedData flows take place within the European Economic Area. The security commitments made to the client remain a separate matter.
International transfers — European Commission98.2%
of the population uses the Internet
2024, latest available figure
Internet use — World Bank / ITUNo country regime
European Union restrictive measures targeting the country
EU Sanctions Map, as at 26 September 2026No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU Sanctions Map — European Commission02
Incidents, fraud and impersonation
88 084
secure servers per million inhabitants
2024, latest available figureLocal hosting and certifications are common there. That says nothing about the security of any given provider — only about the terrain in which it operates.
Secure Internet servers — World BankDisputed batch
traceability that holds up in a dispute
Cross-cutting controlA dispute over a batch is settled on the evidence: shipping documents, certificates and correspondence must be producible without relying on a single person.
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Points to check within your organisation
The chain through to the manufacturer
The evidence here rests on batch traceability, processing sites and the cold chain. Ask how far back traceability goes and who documents it.
What membership of the European Economic Area changes
The Regulation applies directly there, which simplifies the transfer without settling everything else: audit rights, further subcontracting and backup location still need to be spelled out in the contract.
Where your data actually resides
Local hosting is common here, which does not tell you where your data actually lands: ask for the country of each environment, including backups, and who holds the keys.
Developments to be aware of
The topics that may change your answers
EU restrictive measures
No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU–Iceland relationship
Data flows here as within the internal market: this is not a transfer to a third country. Everything else — contractual commitments, audit rights, evidence — is handled as elsewhere.
Data transfers
Data flows take place within the European Economic Area. The security commitments made to the client remain a separate matter.
Export fabric
Export shares retain their year and definition. A missing series remains visible rather than being filled in.
Food products: 46.9% of goods exported. Evidence here rests first on traceability and sites, ahead of technical infrastructure.
Official sources
- Trade relations by country — European Commission
- Map of trade agreements — European Commission
- Composition of merchandise exports — World Bank
- High-technology exports — World Bank
- International transfers — European Commission
- Internet use — World Bank / ITU
- Secure Internet servers — World Bank
- EU Sanctions Map — European Commission
- EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List — European Commission
Confidential exchange
Describe your European relationship and the request received.
The Iceland file establishes a country and its relationship with the Union. What remains is to establish how far back traceability of your batches goes, and who documents it.