Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Iceland
Explore more than 132,937 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 132,937 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 (47,355 companies in total), followed by Services (36,150) and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (17,038).
Iceland: TOP Industries 132,937 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown industry 47,355 35.6% | 47,355 | 35.6% | ||
| Services 36,150 27.2% | 36,150 | 27.2% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 17,038 12.8% | 17,038 | 12.8% | ||
| Construction 10,068 7.6% | 10,068 | 7.6% | ||
| Retail Trade 6,813 5.1% | 6,813 | 5.1% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 4,381 3.3% | 4,381 | 3.3% | ||
| Manufacturing 3,854 2.9% | 3,854 | 2.9% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 3,783 2.8% | 3,783 | 2.8% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 3,199 2.4% | 3,199 | 2.4% | ||
| Public Sector 201 0.2% | 201 | 0.2% | ||
| Mining 95 0.1% | 95 | 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 (35.62%), Holding company (5.28%) and Real property lessor (4.95%).
Iceland: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 132,937 registered companies
Iceland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Iceland generated € 68,589,843,770 in sales, which represents 0.08% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Iceland: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 132,937 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | JBT Marel ehf. € 1.643B 2.39% | € 1.643B | 2.39% | |
| 2. | Icelandair Group hf. € 1.389B 2.02% | € 1.389B | 2.02% | |
| 3. | Icelandair ehf. € 1.343B 1.96% | € 1.343B | 1.96% | |
| 4. | Hagar hf. € 1.253B 1.83% | € 1.253B | 1.83% | |
| 5. | Festi hf. € 1.214B 1.77% | € 1.214B | 1.77% | |
| 6. | Islandsbanki hf. € 1.132B 1.65% | € 1.132B | 1.65% | |
| 7. | Eimskipafelag Islands hf. € 847.1M 1.24% | € 847.1M | 1.24% | |
| 8. | Hagar verslanir ehf. € 827.5M 1.21% | € 827.5M | 1.21% | |
| 9. | Alcoa a Islandi ehf. € 810.3M 1.18% | € 810.3M | 1.18% | |
| 10. | Brim hf. € 806.2M 1.18% | € 806.2M | 1.18% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 11.26B | 16.42% |
Iceland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 352,084 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 JBT Marel ehf. (8,018), followed by Reykjavikurborg (7,596) and Landspitali (4,221).
Iceland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 132,937 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | JBT Marel ehf. 8,018 2.28% | 8,018 | 2.28% | |
| 2. | Reykjavikurborg 7,596 2.16% | 7,596 | 2.16% | |
| 3. | Landspitali 4,221 1.2% | 4,221 | 1.2% | |
| 4. | Embla Medical hf. 3,505 1% | 3,505 | 1% | |
| 5. | Landspitalinn 2,600 0.74% | 2,600 | 0.74% | |
| 6. | Icelandair Group hf. 2,087 0.59% | 2,087 | 0.59% | |
| 7. | Velsmidja Arna Jons ehf 2,004 0.57% | 2,004 | 0.57% | |
| 8. | Hagar hf. 1,877 0.53% | 1,877 | 0.53% | |
| 9. | Icelandair ehf. 1,815 0.52% | 1,815 | 0.52% | |
| 10. | Kopavogsbaer 1,700 0.48% | 1,700 | 0.48% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 35,423 | 10.06% |
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