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Iceland PMR Profile

Compare published OECD product-market regulation indicators within their stated reference periods. Regulatory scores describe encoded policy settings, not observed market outcomes.

Compare nine OECD-published regulatory indicators across 55 economies. Lower values indicate fewer encoded barriers on the OECD 0-6 scale; they do not measure concentration or enforcement performance.
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Iceland geographic locatorIceland is highlighted on Natural Earth world geography. The locator establishes geographic identity and does not encode a metric.
Selected economyISL / IcelandOECD / Natural Earth 1:110m / identity, not PMR
Overall PMR
1.530
OECD aggregate / 0-6
Lower-barrier rank
31 / 55
ascending current value
Reference date
2023
Jan 1, 2023
Comparable change
-0.179
Lower than recalculated 2018
ISLIcelandJoined evidence / 2 / 2 source lanes
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International comparison workspace

Distortions induced by state involvement55 visible economies / lower value means fewer encoded barriers

Comparable movement

State involvement: current minus recalculated 2018

OECD high-level indicator covering the regulatory channels through which state involvement can distort competitive conditions.
  1. PeruPER-1.100
  2. BrazilBRA-0.828
  3. ArgentinaARG-0.745
  4. GreeceGRC-0.569
  5. LatviaLVA-0.550
  6. MoldovaMDA-0.532
  7. IndonesiaIDN-0.529
  8. IsraelISR-0.500
  9. BulgariaBGR-0.496
  10. LithuaniaLTU-0.434
  11. EstoniaEST-0.367
  12. CyprusCYP-0.300
  13. ChileCHL-0.257
  14. New ZealandNZL-0.251
  15. GermanyDEU-0.250
  16. Costa RicaCRI-0.213
  17. MaltaMLT-0.200
  18. IcelandISL-0.179
  19. KoreaKOR-0.175
  20. CroatiaHRV-0.167
  21. PolandPOL-0.156
  22. RomaniaROU-0.155
  23. Slovak RepublicSVK-0.154
  24. SwitzerlandCHE-0.153
  25. BelgiumBEL-0.142
  26. PortugalPRT-0.125
  27. ColombiaCOL-0.110
  28. LuxembourgLUX-0.108
  29. TürkiyeTUR-0.106
  30. NetherlandsNLD-0.105
  31. ChinaCHN-0.103
  32. United KingdomGBR-0.087
  33. SpainESP-0.082
  34. FranceFRA-0.065
  35. CzechiaCZE-0.063
  36. SwedenSWE-0.059
  37. NorwayNOR-0.046
  38. AustriaAUT-0.045
  39. CanadaCAN-0.040
  40. FinlandFIN-0.038
  41. DenmarkDNK-0.037
  42. ItalyITA-0.035
  43. JapanJPN-0.028
  44. SloveniaSVN-0.027
  45. MexicoMEX-0.015
  46. AustraliaAUS-0.009
  47. IrelandIRL0.000
  48. South AfricaZAF0.000
  49. United StatesUSA0.000
  50. HungaryHUN+0.101

Published indicator architecture

Iceland component ledger

One OECD aggregate, two high-level indicators, and six medium-level indicators. Bars share the source's 0-6 scale.
AOverall PMROverall Product Market Regulation1.5301.47831 / 55-0.160HState involvementDistortions induced by state involvement1.3751.46724 / 55-0.179HEntry barriersBarriers to domestic and foreign entry1.6851.41138 / 55-0.141MPublic ownershipDistortions induced by public ownership0.6991.2249 / 550.000MBusiness operationsInvolvement in business operations0.8901.24812 / 55+0.139MImpact evaluationRegulations impact evaluation2.5371.91140 / 55-0.675MAdministrative burdenAdministrative and regulatory burden2.7001.86947 / 55-0.225MService and network barriersBarriers in service and network sectors1.7091.84921 / 55-0.100MTrade and investmentBarriers to trade and investment0.6450.53235 / 55-0.099
Current valueAll-economy medianRecalculated 2018

Interpretation boundary

A regulatory benchmark, not a competition verdict

The atlas preserves what this source can answer and keeps unlike evidence systems separate.

What the indicators encode

OECD questionnaire responses and coded laws and regulations, aggregated under the 2023 PMR methodology.

What they do not establish

Observed market concentration, market definition, legal liability, enforcement quality, consumer outcomes, or causal effects.

Why dates differ

Each economy retains the exact date of the laws and regulations encoded in the workbook; current rows span 2023-2025.

Why 2018 is comparable

Only OECD's recalculated 2018 sheet is used. The discontinued old-methodology sheet is excluded from the observatory.

Canonical economy dossiers

Browse all 55 profiles

Every current economy has a stable route, exact source dates, the nine-measure ledger, and reusable JSON and CSV.
ARGArgentinaOECD-WBGARMArmeniaOECD-WBGAUSAustraliaOECDAUTAustriaOECDBELBelgiumOECDBRABrazilOECDBGRBulgariaOECDCANCanadaOECDCHLChileOECDCHNChinaOECD-WBGTWNChinese TaipeiOECDCOLColombiaOECD-WBGCRICosta RicaOECD-WBGHRVCroatiaOECDCYPCyprusOECDCZECzechiaOECDDNKDenmarkOECDESTEstoniaOECDFINFinlandOECDFRAFranceOECDDEUGermanyOECDGRCGreeceOECDHUNHungaryOECDISLIcelandOECDIDNIndonesiaOECDIRLIrelandOECDISRIsraelOECDITAItalyOECDJPNJapanOECDKENKenyaOECD-WBGKORKoreaOECDLVALatviaOECDLTULithuaniaOECDLUXLuxembourgOECDMLTMaltaOECDMEXMexicoOECDMDAMoldovaOECD-WBGMARMoroccoOECD-WBGNLDNetherlandsOECDNZLNew ZealandOECDNORNorwayOECDPERPeruOECD-WBGPOLPolandOECDPRTPortugalOECDROURomaniaOECDSVKSlovak RepublicOECDSVNSloveniaOECDZAFSouth AfricaOECDESPSpainOECDSWESwedenOECDCHESwitzerlandOECDTHAThailandOECD-ADBTURTürkiyeOECDGBRUnited KingdomOECDUSAUnited StatesOECD
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