Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Iceland
Explore more than 128,514 Iceland-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.
According to our database, a total of more than 128,514 businesses are registered in Iceland . That represents 0.27% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Iceland-based companies have a share of 0.08% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 0.09% of all EU employees.
Iceland: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Unknown industry (46,951 companies in total), followed by Services (34,214) and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (16,297).
Iceland: TOP Industries 128,514 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown industry 46,951 36.5% | 46,951 | 36.5% | ||
| Services 34,214 26.6% | 34,214 | 26.6% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 16,297 12.7% | 16,297 | 12.7% | ||
| Construction 9,554 7.4% | 9,554 | 7.4% | ||
| Retail Trade 6,529 5.1% | 6,529 | 5.1% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 4,238 3.3% | 4,238 | 3.3% | ||
| Manufacturing 3,739 2.9% | 3,739 | 2.9% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 3,658 2.8% | 3,658 | 2.8% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 3,045 2.4% | 3,045 | 2.4% | ||
| Public Sector 199 0.2% | 199 | 0.2% | ||
| Mining 90 0.1% | 90 | 0.1% |
Iceland: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for Iceland are Non classified establishment (36.53%), Holding company (5.17%) and Real property lessor (4.99%).
Iceland: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 128,514 registered companies
Iceland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Iceland generated € 64,055,497,227 in sales, which represents 0.08% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Iceland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 128,514 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marel hf. € 1.721B 2.69% | € 1.721B | 2.69% | |
| 2. | Icelandair Group hf. € 1.451B 2.27% | € 1.451B | 2.27% | |
| 3. | Icelandair ehf. € 1.372B 2.14% | € 1.372B | 2.14% | |
| 4. | Hagar hf. € 1.165B 1.82% | € 1.165B | 1.82% | |
| 5. | Islandsbanki hf. € 1.052B 1.64% | € 1.052B | 1.64% | |
| 6. | Festi hf. € 899.7M 1.4% | € 899.7M | 1.4% | |
| 7. | Eimskipafelag Islands hf. € 847.1M 1.32% | € 847.1M | 1.32% | |
| 8. | Brim hf. € 806.2M 1.26% | € 806.2M | 1.26% | |
| 9. | Nordural Grundartangi ehf. € 763.9M 1.19% | € 763.9M | 1.19% | |
| 10. | Alcoa a Islandi ehf. € 757.1M 1.18% | € 757.1M | 1.18% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 10.84B | 16.92% |
Iceland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 328,181 people, which represents 0.09% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Marel hf. (8,018), followed by Reykjavikurborg (7,596) and Landspitali (4,221).
Iceland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 128,514 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marel hf. 8,018 2.44% | 8,018 | 2.44% | |
| 2. | Reykjavikurborg 7,596 2.31% | 7,596 | 2.31% | |
| 3. | Landspitali 4,221 1.29% | 4,221 | 1.29% | |
| 4. | Embla Medical hf. 3,505 1.07% | 3,505 | 1.07% | |
| 5. | Landspitalinn 2,600 0.79% | 2,600 | 0.79% | |
| 6. | Icelandair Group hf. 2,087 0.64% | 2,087 | 0.64% | |
| 7. | Velsmidja Arna Jons ehf 2,004 0.61% | 2,004 | 0.61% | |
| 8. | Icelandair ehf. 1,815 0.55% | 1,815 | 0.55% | |
| 9. | Kopavogsbaer 1,700 0.52% | 1,700 | 0.52% | |
| 10. | Eimskipafelag Islands hf. 1,624 0.49% | 1,624 | 0.49% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 35,170 | 10.72% |
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