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Iceland Tourism Statistics 2016. ECONOMIC STATISTICS IN ICELANDIC TOURISM THE SHARE OF TOURISM IN EXPORT REVENUE Tourisms share of foreign exchange earnings has grown from 188 to 310 between 20102015 according to measurements on the export of goods and services. Around 7000 came on flights through Reykjavík. 97 of the people who visit Iceland will explore the capital region while about half of all visitors will see the glacier lagoon. This can be seen in the table to the right 2016-2020.
The economic upturn in Iceland has been in a class of its own largely due to growth in tourism. Statistics Iceland Arion Research. 97 of the people who visit Iceland will explore the capital region while about half of all visitors will see the glacier lagoon. In the period from 2010 to 2017 the number of international visitors arriving in Iceland grew significantly. Between 2011 and 2016 tourist arrivals increased more than threefold from about 566000 to almost 1800000. 42 of the visitors who come to Iceland do so during the summer months.
According to newly released preliminary data from Statistics Iceland tourism contributed 84 of the GDP of Iceland in 2016.
The brochure contains information regarding number of tourist arrivals overnight stays travel behavior and more. In the period from 2010 to 2017 the number of international visitors arriving in Iceland grew significantly. Around 22000 came with Norræna through Seyðisfjörður or around 1 of the total. A 241 increase from 2016 when foreign visitors numbered around 18 million. Monthly edition select year 2021. The total number of foreign overnight visitors to Iceland was just under half a million in 2020 a 758 decrease from 2019 when foreign visitors numbered around 2 million.