Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 7.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, 2002–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 7.2% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 13.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2020.
Luxembourg ranks 50th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.6% | — |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.9% | 13.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.2% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 47 Cambodia 8.5% compare
- 48 Morocco 8.3% compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 8.2% compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 6.8% compare
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.8% compare
- 53 Tunisia 6.7% compare
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 58,935 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 101,372 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6092 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 89,711 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Luxembourg was 7.2% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.