Luxembourg vs Norway: Social spending as share of GDP
Luxembourg
0.5%
in 2021
Norway
0.5%
in 2021
Luxembourg rank
19th
Norway rank
20th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 19th and Norway ranks 20th of 42 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Luxembourg or Norway?
- Luxembourg, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th and Norway ranks 20th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.