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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Luxembourg economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Luxembourg best banks and safest banks are also available.
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USD 2.92 billion (2021)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2022
USD 83.77 billion (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
USD 80.75 billion (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
1.8% | 3.1% | 2.3% | –1.3% | 5.5% |
*Estimate
USD 131,301.60 (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
USD 126,568.69 (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
(2020 estimate)
1.1% (2019)
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
2.1% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0% | 2.7% |
*Estimate
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
5.8% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
*Estimate
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
22.3% | 21% | 22% | -24.8% | 26.3% |
*Estimate
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
1.1% | 2.8% | 2.2% | –4.3% | –1.6% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Moody's: Aaa
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (January 2022)
ArcelorMittal, Spotify Technology, Eurofins Scientific Societe Europeenne, Aroundtown, Ternium, RTL Group
4.7 % (2018 estimate)
224.8% (2018)
0.08% (2018)
1.95% (2018)
Machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
Commercial aircraft, minerals, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs, luxury consumer goods
Germany 25.6%, Belgium 17.6%, France 14%, Netherlands 5.1%, Italy 4.1%, UK 4.1% (2017)
Belgium 32%, Germany 24.9%, France 11.1%, US 5.7%, Netherlands 4.9% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 31,878 million | USD -6,799 million | USD -5,615 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 30,150 million | USD 34,679 million | USD 1,373 million |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 17,503 million | USD 9,641 million | USD 9,938 million | USD -262 million |
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Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
72 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 76 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 14 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 45 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 93 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 176 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 97 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 23 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 1 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 18 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 93 out of 190 countries
18 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 17 / Score: 75.9 (Mostly free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Luxembourgish (official administrative and judicial language and national language (spoken vernacular)) 55.8%, Portuguese 15.7%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 12.1%, German (official administrative and judicial langu
Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 70.4%, Muslim 2.3%, other (includes Buddhist, folk religions, Hindu, Jewish) 0.5%, none 26.8% (2010 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015* | 2020* |
0.38 million | 0.43 million | 0.5 million | 0.56 million | 0.63 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
69.6% | 80% | 84.2% | 91% |
0.5% (last available estimate, 2015)
33.8 (last available estimate, 2015)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Free
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 45.3% Mobile: 132.2% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)