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Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · Eurostat released 21 Oct 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2025
49.1%
+7.7 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2025
20.7%
+4.2 pts since 1995
Healthcare · 2025
5.80%
+0.8 pts since 1995
Defence · 2025
1.00%
+0.4 pts since 1995
Education · 2025
5.20%
+0.7 pts since 1995
Debt interest · 2025
0.40%
-0.3 pts since 1995
Gross debt · 2025
26.5%
of GDP · +16 pts since 1995
Population · 2025
0.7m
68.1% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Luxembourg yet.
Welfare fell from 16.5% to 14.8% of GDP between 1995 and 2000, then rose to 20.7% by 2025.
Healthcare fell from 5.0% to 4.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2000, then rose to 5.8% by 2025.
Defence fell from 0.6% to 0.2% of GDP between 1995 and 1999, then rose to 1.0% by 2025.
Education fell from 4.5% to 4.2% of GDP between 1995 and 2000, then rose to 5.2% by 2025.
Debt interest fell from 0.7% to 0.2% of GDP between 1995 and 2004, then rose to 0.4% by 2025.
Total spending fell from 41.4% to 37.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2007, then rose to 49.1% by 2025.
Gross debt fell from 10.3% to 7.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2002, then rose to 26.5% by 2025.
Population grew from 0.4 million in 1995 to 0.7 million in 2025; the UN projects 0.8 million by 2050.