Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was -92.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Luxembourg, 2002–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Luxembourg is -92.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 181.7% on the previous year and down 222.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 234.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -391.6%, in 2022.
Luxembourg ranks 197th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17.9% | — |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | +509.0% |
| 2007 | -57.5% | -176.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -121.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +313.7% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +39.1% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -79.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -67.0% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +656.3% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +159.4% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -62.6% |
| 2017 | -41.7% | -247.4% |
| 2018 | -117.2% | +181.5% |
| 2019 | 234.3% | -299.9% |
| 2020 | -4.6% | -101.9% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -730.0% |
| 2022 | -391.6% | -1463.4% |
| 2023 | -10.5% | -97.3% |
| 2024 | 113.6% | -1187.2% |
| 2025 | -92.8% | -181.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | -57.5% | 75.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | -117.2% | 234.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -59.5% | -391.6% | 113.6% | 6 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 169,223 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 6.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 15.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0021 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 302.6 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Luxembourg was -92.8% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 234.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was -391.6% in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 222.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.