Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Luxembourg is 5.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 6.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2016.
Luxembourg ranks 49th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Luxembourg was 5.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2016.
- How does Luxembourg rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.