Government health spending as a share of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 5.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, 1975–2025
Source: OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 5.1% for government health spending as a share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 6.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1975.
That places Luxembourg 39th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.6% | — |
| 1976 | 3.7% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government health spending as a share of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in Luxembourg was 5.1% in 2025, according to OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1975.
- How does Luxembourg rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 39th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government health spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.