Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Social spending as share of GDP
Luxembourg
0.5%
in 2021
Switzerland
0.5%
in 2021
Luxembourg rank
19th
Switzerland rank
22nd
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 42 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Luxembourg, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Switzerland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 22nd 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.