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Luxembourg

Luxembourg ranks 5th of 28 overall, 9th of 28 on economy and 4th of 28 on quality of life, among the 28 countries (the UK and the 27 EU member states). Scores use 21 ranked metrics from published sources (snapshot of 6 November 2026); each metric below names its source, vintage and fetch date.

Overall rank

5th of 28

Rank under alternative calculations: 9th without multinational-sensitive measures; 5th with rank-based scoring. About these alternatives

Pillar ranks

  • Economy9th of 2811 of 11 metrics
  • Quality of life4th of 289 of 10 metrics

Overall rank over time

Rank 1 is the top of the table; the line is drawn with rank 1 at the top.

Overall rank, 2000 to 2025: 1st to 5th1st4th7th200020052010201520202025June 20165thOverall rank, 2000 to 2025: 1st to 5th1st4th7th200020102020June 20165th

2000: 1st · 2025: 5th

Scorecard by pillar

Each metric is ranked among the 28 countries with a value. Missing values are left out, not filled in.

Economy

Economy metrics for Luxembourg
Trend, 2000 to latest
Employment rate, ages 15+57.8 % of population aged 15+202413th of 28ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization) · DF_EMP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT · vintage ILO LAST_UPDATE 2025-12-02 · fetched 2026-11-06
FDI inflows, % of GDP-32.68 % of GDP (net inflows)202528th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
GNI per head, PPP85,030 international $ (constant 2021 PPP)20242nd of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.KD · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Government debt, % of GDP26.5 % of GDP (general government gross debt)20252nd of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · GGXWDG_NGDP · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Inflation, consumer prices2.50 % change on previous year (annual average)202510th of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · PCPIPCH · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Investment, % of GDP15.0 % of GDP (gross fixed capital formation)202528th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NE.GDI.FTOT.ZS · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
GDP per hour worked107.5 USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices20242nd of 26OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · DSD_PDB@DF_PDB_LV/LUX.A.GDPHRS._T.USD_PPP_H.Q._Z._Z._Z · vintage 2026-04-07 · fetched 2026-11-06
Real GDP growth0.60 % change on previous year, real terms202525th of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · NGDP_RPCH · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
R&D spending, % of GDP1.07 % of GDP (gross domestic expenditure on R&D)202321st of 28UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · EXPGDP.TOT · vintage as fetched 2026-11-06 · fetched 2026-11-06
Trade openness, % of GDP349.9 % of GDP (exports plus imports of goods and services)20251st of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Unemployment rate6.00 % of labour force202516th of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · LUR · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06

Quality of life

Quality of life metrics for Luxembourg
Trend, 2000 to latest
Government effectiveness1.98 WGI estimate, about −2.5 (weak) to +2.5 (strong)20251st of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · GOV_WGI_GE.EST · vintage 2026-09-25 · fetched 2026-11-06
Human Development Index0.922 index (0 to 1)202312th of 28Our World in Data (Human Development Index, UNDP-derived) · human-development-index · vintage 2025-05-07 · fetched 2026-11-06
Healthy life expectancy71.4 years (at birth, both sexes)20231st of 28WHO Global Health Observatory · WHOSIS_000002 · vintage WHO GHO record date 2026-10-01 · fetched 2026-11-06
Homicide rate1.531 intentional homicides per 100,000 people202226th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Household consumption per head, PPP39,202 international $ (constant 2021 PPP)20251st of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NE.CON.PCAP.PP.KD · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Income inequality, Gini34.1 index (0 to 100)202223rd of 27World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · SI.POV.GINI · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Life expectancy at birth83.2 years20244th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Life satisfaction (0–10)7.06 Cantril ladder, mean of 0–10 (three-year average)20255th of 28World Happiness Report (Gallup life evaluations) · life_evaluation_3yr_avg · vintage 2026 · fetched 2026-11-06
PISA mean score–––– · · vintage · fetched
Air pollution, PM2.57.4 micrograms per cubic metre (mean annual exposure)20234th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06

Context metrics (shown, not ranked)

These measures are shown for context. They are not part of either pillar score or the overall rank.

Context metrics for Luxembourg, not ranked
Trend, 2000 to latest
GDP per head, PPP127,421 international $ (constant 2021 PPP)2025World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
House price to income index121.5 index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country)2024OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES@DF_HOUSE_PRICES/LUX.A.HPI_YDH.IX · vintage 2026-06-16 · fetched 2026-11-06
Household disposable income per head56,935 USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households2024OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · DSD_NAAG@DF_NAAG_V/A.LUX.B6GS1M_POP.USD_PPP_PS.NAAG_V · vintage 2026-06-16 · fetched 2026-11-06
Trust in institutions––– · · vintage · fetched

Sources