2016 in Iceland

The following lists events in the year 2016 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (until 1 August), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (from 1 August)
 * Prime Minister - Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (until 7 April), Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (from 7 April)

April

 * 4 April - Anti-government protests begin in Reykjavík in response to allegations that Prime Minister Gunnlaugsson was attempting to hide millions of dollars in investments according to tax documents in the Panama Papers.
 * 5 April - Prime Minister Gunnlaugsson resigns over allegations of his family's involvement in the Panama Papers.

Deaths

 * 29 January – Ragnhildur Helgadóttir, politician (born 1930).
 * 14 July – Kristín Halldórsdóttir, politician (born 1939).