Gross national expenditure in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Gross national expenditure was 68.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure in Luxembourg, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national expenditure in Luxembourg is 68.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Luxembourg peaked at 95.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2016.
That places Luxembourg 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.4% | — |
| 1971 | 87.9% | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 85.8% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 79.8% | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 72.5% | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 88.3% | +21.9% |
| 1976 | 86.9% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 88.8% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 91.0% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 88.8% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 93.0% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 95.2% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 93.9% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 92.1% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 90.7% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 87.9% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 92.4% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 90.9% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 87.6% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 83.4% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 79.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.9% | 72.5% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 87.6% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.9% | 79.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 67.7% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 66.2% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 66.3% | 68.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 248,276 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 199,003 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Luxembourg?
- Gross national expenditure in Luxembourg was 68.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2016.
- How does Luxembourg rank for gross national expenditure?
- Luxembourg ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.