Industry Breakdown of Companies in Iceland
This statistic shows TOP industries, TOP companies by sales and number of employees and the most common SIC codes in Iceland
The number of companies in Iceland is 118,438, which represents 0.26% of all 45,639,763 companies in the HitHorizons database. The country with the highest number of registered companies is United Kingdom with 6,756,179 companies.
Iceland 118,438 (0.3%)
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
TOP Industries in Iceland
The industry with the highest number of companies registered in Iceland is Unknown industry with 46,061 companies followed by Services and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate with 29,792 and 14,618 companies respectively.
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TOP Industries in Iceland 118,438 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown industry 46,061 38.9% | 46,061 | 38.9% | ||
| Services 29,792 25.2% | 29,792 | 25.2% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 14,618 12.3% | 14,618 | 12.3% | ||
| Construction 8,312 7.0% | 8,312 | 7.0% | ||
| Retail Trade 5,909 5.0% | 5,909 | 5.0% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 3,931 3.3% | 3,931 | 3.3% | ||
| Manufacturing 3,474 2.9% | 3,474 | 2.9% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 3,379 2.9% | 3,379 | 2.9% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 2,692 2.3% | 2,692 | 2.3% | ||
| Public Sector 185 0.2% | 185 | 0.2% | ||
| Mining 85 0.1% | 85 | 0.1% |
Breakdown of Companies in Iceland by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) allows to classify individual industries. The top three SIC codes for Iceland are Non classified establishment (38.89%), Real property lessor (5.11%) and Holding company (4.92%) .
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Breakdown of Companies in Iceland by SIC Code 118,438 registered companies
TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in Iceland
Companies registered in Iceland generate € 52,474,586,311 in sales per annum, which represents 0.07% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is Marel hf. with € 1.361B followed by Hagar hf. and Eimskipafelag Islands hf. with € 960.3M and € 882.7M in sales respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Sales in Iceland 118,438 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marel hf. € 1.361B 2.59% | € 1.361B | 2.59% | |
| 2. | Hagar hf. € 960.3M 1.83% | € 960.3M | 1.83% | |
| 3. | Eimskipafelag Islands hf. € 882.7M 1.68% | € 882.7M | 1.68% | |
| 4. | Alcoa a Islandi ehf. € 777.5M 1.48% | € 777.5M | 1.48% | |
| 5. | Nordural Grundartangi ehf. € 750.4M 1.43% | € 750.4M | 1.43% | |
| 6. | Rio Tinto a Islandi hf. € 670.7M 1.28% | € 670.7M | 1.28% | |
| 7. | Festi hf. € 617.9M 1.18% | € 617.9M | 1.18% | |
| 8. | Hagar verslanir ehf. € 611.8M 1.17% | € 611.8M | 1.17% | |
| 9. | Islandsbanki hf. € 541.7M 1.03% | € 541.7M | 1.03% | |
| 10. | Arion banki hf. € 512.5M 0.98% | € 512.5M | 0.98% |
TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in Iceland
Companies registered in Iceland have 319,168 employees, which represents 0.08% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Reykjavikurborg with 7,596 people followed by Marel hf. and Landspitali with 7,140 and 4,221 employees respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in Iceland 118,438 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Employees | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reykjavikurborg 7,596 2.38% | 7,596 | 2.38% | |
| 2. | Marel hf. 7,140 2.24% | 7,140 | 2.24% | |
| 3. | Landspitali 4,221 1.32% | 4,221 | 1.32% | |
| 4. | Ossur hf. 3,505 1.1% | 3,505 | 1.1% | |
| 5. | Landspitalinn 2,600 0.81% | 2,600 | 0.81% | |
| 6. | Icelandair Group hf. 2,087 0.65% | 2,087 | 0.65% | |
| 7. | Velsmidja Arna Jons ehf 2,004 0.63% | 2,004 | 0.63% | |
| 8. | HAUKABERG H F 2,000 0.63% | 2,000 | 0.63% | |
| 9. | SER VERZLUN HARPRYDI SF 1,985 0.62% | 1,985 | 0.62% | |
| 10. | RAFTAEK JASTODIN S F 1,983 0.62% | 1,983 | 0.62% |
