Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 42.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Luxembourg, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Luxembourg stood at 42.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Luxembourg peaked at 44.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 3rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.2% | — |
| 2001 | 40.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 39.2% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 40.9% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 42.3% | 44.0% | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Luxembourg
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,540 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 40.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 40.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Luxembourg?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Luxembourg was 42.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Luxembourg ranks 3rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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