Luxembourg vs Sweden: Social spending as share of GDP
Luxembourg
0.5%
in 2021
Sweden
0.5%
in 2021
Luxembourg rank
19th
Sweden rank
18th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 42 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Luxembourg as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th 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.