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Luxembourg · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Luxembourg

Europe & Central Asia Capital Luxembourg High income Nation age 1,063 years (since 963) i LUX · LU
NationsTree Index 2025 i73.227th of 196 Tree height 2025 i6.7 msee ranking Military strength i25percentile
Population i686,970166th of 217 Area i2,590 km²174th of 216 GDP i$101.16 bn75th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$107.54 bn intl.101st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$156,542 intl.2nd of 199 Life expectancy i83.2 years18th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i81
Strength · trunk i55
Quality of life · crown i93
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i78
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i31
CSV

In short

Luxembourg is 27th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 73.2 out of 100; its tree is 6.7 m tall.

It has 686,970 people and an economy of $107.54 bn at purchasing power parity, 101st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and GDP per person (PPP) (2nd of 199).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (185th of 203), GDP growth (183rd of 210) and Tertiary enrolment (117th of 150).

Over five years it fell from 15th to 27th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 2,590 174th/216
Land area ikm² 2,574 172nd/216
Population ipeople 686,970 166th/217
Population growth i% 1.46% 72nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 263.0 49th/216
Urban population i% 94.9% 19th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 15.7% 169th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 15.8% 65th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $101.16 bn 75th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $107.54 bn 101st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $87.53 bn 102nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $147,252 3rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $156,542 2nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $95,720 4th/201
GDP growth i% 0.6% 183rd/210
Inflation i% 2.3% 67th/180
Unemployment i% 6.3% 116th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 2.9%1993
General government gross debt i% of GDP 26.5% 25th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.0% 77th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.2% 191st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 8.9% 190th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 3.7% 165th/192
Services i% of GDP 81.4% 9th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $192.73 bn 35th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $161.21 bn 38th/182
Exports i% of GDP 190.5% 2nd/183
Imports i% of GDP 159.4% 2nd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 349.9% 2nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1% 132nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 78.6% 21st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 12.7% 102nd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 4.7% 64th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 5.1% 101st/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 4.8% 38th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP -32.7% 196th/196

Natural resources

46
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 175th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 159th/209
Arable land i% of land area 23.8% 42nd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,531 110th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 525,000 120th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $4.45 bn 33rd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.0% 108th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.5 m 59th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 83.2 18th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 2.2 3rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.982017
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.0 40th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 90.7% 46th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 108.6% 27th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 23.1% 63rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.9% 107th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 22.4% 117th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.922 25th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.6 49th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.1% 10th/108

Infrastructure & digital

76
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 99.7% 21st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 96.3% 20th/144
Internet users i% of population 99.1% 6th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 144 35th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 40.3 25th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.60 29th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 271 80th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 2.5 m 75th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 10.56 185th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 20.5% 104th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 7.4 27th/200
Forest area i% of land area 34.5% 97th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 4,522 19th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 92.8 3rd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 86.9 7th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 86.8 7th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 86.5 27th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 83.8 6th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 87.1 7th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.5 59th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $855.4 m 86th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.9% 127th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 1.8% 145th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 1,000 161st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.31% 145th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 11.0 m 105th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 02007

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 1.07% 38th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 119 68th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 1,176 85th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: County of Luxembourg founded by Siegfried (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Luxembourg — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/luxembourg. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Luxembourg — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/luxembourg. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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