Luxembourg vs World: Expense

Luxembourg
42.2%
in 2023
World
28.5%
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
14th
World rank
11th

Expense over time

  • Luxembourg
  • World
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 42.2% against 28.5% in World, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.5 times World's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 14th and World ranks 11th of 157 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg World Difference Ahead
1990s 35.5% 24.8% 10.7% Luxembourg
2000s 36.4% 25.2% 11.2% Luxembourg
2010s 38.0% 27.0% 11.1% Luxembourg
2020s 40.9% 31.2% 9.7% Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Luxembourg or World?
Luxembourg, at 42.2% against 28.5% in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Luxembourg and World?
13.7%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and World?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Luxembourg and World rank globally for expense?
Luxembourg ranks 14th and World ranks 11th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.