Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.869 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Luxembourg, 1915–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Luxembourg stood at 0.869.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Luxembourg peaked at 0.874 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.143, in 1941.
Luxembourg ranks 8th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 111 years of available data.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 0.294 | — |
| 1916 | 0.296 | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.298 | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 0.313 | +5.0% |
| 1919 | 0.519 | +65.8% |
| 1920 | 0.645 | +24.3% |
| 1921 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.648 | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.651 | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 0.658 | +1.1% |
| 1925 | 0.661 | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.651 | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 0.649 | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.65 | +0.2% |
| 1938 | 0.651 | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.651 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.216 | -66.8% |
| 1941 | 0.143 | -33.8% |
| 1942 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.31 | +116.8% |
| 1946 | 0.779 | +151.3% |
| 1947 | 0.814 | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 0.817 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.819 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.826 | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.83 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.832 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.836 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.833 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.84 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.86 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.863 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.864 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.865 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.869 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.87 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.869 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.868 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.867 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.868 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.869 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.87 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.871 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.872 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.873 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.874 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.872 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.871 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.869 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.869 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.869 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.344 | 0.294 | 0.519 | 5 |
| 1920s | 0.653 | 0.645 | 0.661 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6495 | 0.649 | 0.651 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4327 | 0.143 | 0.819 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8328 | 0.826 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8628 | 0.86 | 0.865 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8674 | 0.865 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8694 | 0.869 | 0.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8676 | 0.867 | 0.868 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8696 | 0.869 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8731 | 0.872 | 0.874 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8708 | 0.869 | 0.872 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3,041 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1234 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0151 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2,220 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0133 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Luxembourg?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Luxembourg was 0.869 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.874 in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.143 in 1941.
- How does Luxembourg rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Luxembourg ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.