Reports

Green growth and countries

There are now 42 signatories to the OECD Declaration on Green Growth. Lithuania has joined Costa Rica, Colombia, Croatia, Latvia, Morocco, Tunisia, as well as OECD members in having adhered to the declaration. Latest reports are now available on Zambia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Korea.

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• OECD work on green growth
• Key OECD documents on green growth
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Going for growth 2015 - Iceland

This country note from Going for Growth 2015 for Iceland identifies and assesses progress made on key reforms to boost long-term growth, improve competitiveness and productivity and create jobs.

Key findings for Iceland: OECD Revenue Statistics and Consumption Tax Trends 2014

The tax burden in Iceland increased by 0.2 percentage points from 35.3% to 35.5% in 2013. The corresponding figure for the OECD average was an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 33.7% to 34.1%. The Icelandic standard VAT rate is 25.5%, the second highest of the OECD countries and far above the OECD average. The average VAT/GST standard rate in the OECD was 19.1% on 1 January 2014.

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Revenue Statistics 2014 - en
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How's Life in Your Region - Country Notes

Country notes outlining regional variations in health, jobs, safety, environment, access to services, civic engagement, housing, education, income, and employment. These notes are from the OECD publication "How's Life in Your Region?".

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Regional Outlook 2014: Iceland

Getting regions and cities 'right', adapting policies to the specificities of where people live and work, is vital to improving citizens’ well-being. View the country factsheets from the publication OECD Regional Outlook 2014.

Regards sur l'éducation 2014 : Notes pays

Regards sur l'éducation 2014 : données analytiques par pays

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• Education at a Glance 2014: Country Notes

Education at a Glance 2014: Iceland

Iceland continues to have the highest employment rate of OECD countries across all levels of educational attainment.

Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)- Country profile - Iceland

Country profiles highlight some key findings from TALIS 2013 for individual countries and economies

Taxing Wages: Country note for Iceland

The average worker in Iceland faced a tax burden on labour income (tax wedge) of 33.4% in 2013 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%. Iceland was ranked 22 of the 34 OECD member countries in this respect.

Society at a Glance 2014 - Key findings for Iceland

This note presents key findings for Iceland from Society at a Glance 2014 - OECD Social indicators. This 2014 publication also provides a special chapter on: the crisis and its aftermath: a “stress test” for societies and for social policies.

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Society at a Glance 2014