Gross capital formation in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Gross capital formation was -1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Luxembourg, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Luxembourg stood at -1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.6% on the previous year and down 232.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Luxembourg peaked at 29.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -23.6%, in 2009.
Luxembourg ranks 128th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.5% | — |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -69.0% |
| 1973 | 7.5% | +155.1% |
| 1974 | -11.6% | -254.6% |
| 1975 | -10.0% | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -116.0% |
| 1977 | -18.3% | -1240.9% |
| 1978 | 29.0% | -258.5% |
| 1979 | -12.6% | -143.7% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | -242.9% |
| 1981 | -0.3% | -101.7% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -958.1% |
| 1983 | -4.9% | -286.2% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | -214.5% |
| 1985 | -7.1% | -225.7% |
| 1986 | 29.5% | -517.5% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | -45.2% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | -47.6% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | -32.9% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | +183.3% |
| 1992 | -12.7% | -185.2% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | -175.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -97.4% |
| 1995 | -5.0% | -2104.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -106.5% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +4523.0% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -44.9% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +120.3% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -82.7% |
| 2001 | -0.9% | -127.9% |
| 2002 | -4.9% | +464.8% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -258.8% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | -2.3% | -145.2% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -590.6% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | -23.6% | -332.7% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -189.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -54.9% |
| 2012 | -0.5% | -105.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -303.7% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +881.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -91.2% |
| 2016 | -2.6% | -400.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -382.3% |
| 2018 | -8.0% | -207.6% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -242.0% |
| 2020 | -3.3% | -128.7% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -496.3% |
| 2022 | -13.9% | -207.3% |
| 2023 | -5.5% | -60.2% |
| 2024 | -2.0% | -64.5% |
| 2025 | -1.2% | -40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.2% | -18.3% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | -7.1% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | -12.7% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -23.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | -8.0% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.1% | -13.9% | 12.9% | 6 |
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- 130 Republic of Korea -1.7% compare
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More economy & growth data for Luxembourg
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8145 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 119,932 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7208 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 106,136 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5638 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Luxembourg?
- Gross capital formation in Luxembourg was -1.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.6% in 2009.
- How does Luxembourg rank for gross capital formation?
- Luxembourg ranks 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 232.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.