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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Luxembourg

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Luxembourg in 2025 — 19.8%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 132. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 9.2 pp.

2025 19.8% +0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 37of 132
Period maximum 19.8%2025
Period minimum 10.6%1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Luxembourg, 1970–20251012.51517.52019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 10.6%1971: 11.8%1972: 11.9%1973: 11.4%1974: 11.6%1975: 15.1%1976: 14.9%1977: 16%1978: 15.8%1979: 16.1%1980: 16.9%1981: 17.6%1982: 16.6%1983: 15.9%1984: 15.5%1985: 15.9%1986: 15.5%1987: 16.4%1988: 15.6%1989: 15.2%1990: 15.6%1991: 15.1%1992: 15.7%1993: 15.6%1994: 15.2%1995: 15.7%1996: 16.1%1997: 15.7%1998: 15.3%1999: 15%2000: 14.5%2001: 15.3%2002: 16%2003: 16.4%2004: 16.4%2005: 16.6%2006: 15.2%2007: 14.4%2008: 14.5%2009: 16.1%2010: 15.8%2011: 16%2012: 16.3%2013: 16.4%2014: 16.1%2015: 16%2016: 15.7%2017: 16.2%2018: 16.8%2019: 17.2%2020: 18.4%2021: 17.3%2022: 18.1%2023: 18.4%2024: 19.1%2025: 19.8%
Change over the period: +9.2 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Luxembourg

Luxembourg 19.8%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Western Europe computed 22.5%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.8 +0.8 pp
2024 19.1 +0.6 pp
2023 18.4 +0.3 pp
2022 18.1 +0.8 pp
2021 17.3 −1.2 pp
2020 18.4 +1.2 pp
2019 17.2 +0.4 pp
2018 16.8 +0.6 pp
2017 16.2 +0.5 pp
2016 15.7 −0.3 pp
2015 16 −0.1 pp
2014 16.1 −0.3 pp
2013 16.4 +0 pp
2012 16.3 +0.3 pp
2011 16 +0.3 pp
2010 15.8 −0.3 pp
2009 16.1 +1.6 pp
2008 14.5 +0.1 pp
2007 14.4 −0.7 pp
2006 15.2 −1.4 pp
2005 16.6 +0.2 pp
2004 16.4 +0 pp
2003 16.4 +0.4 pp
2002 16 +0.6 pp
2001 15.3 +0.8 pp
2000 14.5 −0.5 pp
1999 15 −0.3 pp
1998 15.3 −0.5 pp
1997 15.7 −0.3 pp
1996 16.1 +0.4 pp
1995 15.7 +0.5 pp
1994 15.2 −0.4 pp
1993 15.6 −0.1 pp
1992 15.7 +0.6 pp
1991 15.1 −0.5 pp
1990 15.6 +0.3 pp
1989 15.2 −0.4 pp
1988 15.6 −0.8 pp
1987 16.4 +0.9 pp
1986 15.5 −0.4 pp
1985 15.9 +0.4 pp
1984 15.5 −0.4 pp
1983 15.9 −0.7 pp
1982 16.6 −1 pp
1981 17.6 +0.7 pp
1980 16.9 +0.7 pp
1979 16.1 +0.3 pp
1978 15.8 −0.2 pp
1977 16 +1.2 pp
1976 14.9 −0.2 pp
1975 15.1 +3.5 pp
1974 11.6 +0.2 pp
1973 11.4 −0.5 pp
1972 11.9 +0 pp
1971 11.8 +1.2 pp
1970 10.6 —

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NL Netherlands 25.9 FR France 24.4 BE Belgium 24 DE Germany 22.5 AT Austria 21.9 LU Luxembourg 19.8 CH Switzerland 12
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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