Luxembourg — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Luxembourg, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Luxembourg was 5.89% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 7.28% in 2004. The lowest was 5.07% in 2016 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.02% per year.
Luxembourg ranks 106 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 56%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Luxembourg sits below it. It peaked in 2004 and has fallen 19% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 13%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 44 of 51 economies; Romania (5.71%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 12% in 2009. That is 8% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 62nd of 184 in 2000 → 72nd of 188 in 2010 → 119th of 189 in 2020 → 22nd of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 5.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 5.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 5.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 5.77% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 5.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 5.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 5.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 5.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 5.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 5.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 5.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 5.29% | -0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 5.95% | -0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 6.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 6.95% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 6.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 6.16% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 6.64% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 7.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 7.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 6.96% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 6.76% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 6.38% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 5.93% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Luxembourg’s Health spending in 2001?
6.38% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Luxembourg’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -0.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 5.89%; 2023: 5.79%; 2022: 5.61%; 2021: 5.61%; 2020: 5.77%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.