Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Iceland
Explore more than 120,287 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 120,287 businesses are registered in Iceland . That represents 0.26% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Iceland-based companies have a share of 0.07% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 0.08% of all EU employees.
Iceland: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Unknown industry (46,264 companies in total), followed by Services (30,580) and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (14,909).
Iceland: TOP Industries 120,287 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown industry 46,264 38.5% | 46,264 | 38.5% | ||
| Services 30,580 25.4% | 30,580 | 25.4% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 14,909 12.4% | 14,909 | 12.4% | ||
| Construction 8,540 7.1% | 8,540 | 7.1% | ||
| Retail Trade 6,030 5.0% | 6,030 | 5.0% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 3,990 3.3% | 3,990 | 3.3% | ||
| Manufacturing 3,507 2.9% | 3,507 | 2.9% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 3,436 2.9% | 3,436 | 2.9% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 2,759 2.3% | 2,759 | 2.3% | ||
| Public Sector 187 0.2% | 187 | 0.2% | ||
| Mining 85 0.1% | 85 | 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 (38.46%), Real property lessor (5.09%) and Holding company (4.96%).
Iceland: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 120,287 registered companies
Iceland: TOP 10 companies with highest sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Iceland generated € 53,820,801,134 in sales, which represents 0.07% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Iceland: TOP 10 companies with highest sales 120,287 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marel hf. € 1.709B 3.17% | € 1.709B | 3.17% | |
| 2. | Hagar hf. € 960.3M 1.78% | € 960.3M | 1.78% | |
| 3. | Eimskipafelag Islands hf. € 882.7M 1.64% | € 882.7M | 1.64% | |
| 4. | Alcoa a Islandi ehf. € 777.5M 1.44% | € 777.5M | 1.44% | |
| 5. | Nordural Grundartangi ehf. € 750.4M 1.39% | € 750.4M | 1.39% | |
| 6. | Rio Tinto a Islandi hf. € 670.7M 1.25% | € 670.7M | 1.25% | |
| 7. | Festi hf. € 617.9M 1.15% | € 617.9M | 1.15% | |
| 8. | Hagar verslanir ehf. € 611.8M 1.14% | € 611.8M | 1.14% | |
| 9. | Islandsbanki hf. € 541.7M 1.01% | € 541.7M | 1.01% | |
| 10. | Landsvirkjun € 530.3M 0.99% | € 530.3M | 0.99% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 8.052B | 14.96% |
Iceland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 319,109 people, which represents 0.08% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Reykjavikurborg (7,596), followed by Marel hf. (7,140) and Landspitali (4,221).
Iceland: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 120,287 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 35,121 | 11.01% |
