Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 17.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.7%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
114th
of 184 countries
All-time high
17.7%
in 2023
All-time low
9.7%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg stood at 17.7%. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg peaked at 17.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1950.
Luxembourg ranks 114th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.7% | — |
| 1951 | 10.3% | +6.4% |
| 1952 | 10.3% | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 11.9% | +15.7% |
| 1954 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 11.9% | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 10.2% | -14.3% |
| 1957 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 11.7% | +13.9% |
| 1959 | 10.8% | -7.8% |
| 1960 | 11.4% | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 11.6% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 11.4% | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 11.9% | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 11.0% | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 11.8% | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 12.3% | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 11.4% | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 11.9% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | +20.6% |
| 1976 | 14.2% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 17.4% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 13.4% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 14.2% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 11.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 12.5% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 10.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 111 Kazakhstan 17.8% compare
- 112 South Africa 17.8% compare
- 113 Mozambique 17.8% compare
- 115 Thailand 17.6% compare
- 116 Comoros 17.6% compare
- 117 Honduras 17.5% compare
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Luxembourg was 17.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1950.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Luxembourg ranks 114th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.