Luxembourg vs Maldives: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Luxembourg
46.9%
in 2024
Maldives
46.1%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
22nd
Maldives rank
25th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Luxembourg
- Maldives
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 46.9% against 46.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 22nd and Maldives ranks 25th of 151 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 27.5% | 15.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 32.0% | 8.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 31.7% | 9.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 45.1% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Luxembourg or Maldives?
- Luxembourg, at 46.9% against 46.1% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Luxembourg and Maldives?
- 0.8%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Maldives?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Maldives rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 22nd and Maldives ranks 25th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.