Tax revenue as share of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 38.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Luxembourg, 1990–2017
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp in Luxembourg is 38.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 38.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1991.
Luxembourg ranks 11th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.5% | — |
| 1991 | 31.5% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 32.2% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 37.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.6% | 31.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 35.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 37.0% | 38.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Luxembourg was 38.7% in 2017, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 11th out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.