Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 5.8% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 7.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2016.
That places Luxembourg 109th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 106 Zambia 6.0% compare
- 107 China 5.9% compare
- 108 Cape Verde 5.8% compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 5.8% compare
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.7% compare
- 112 Liechtenstein 5.7% compare
More health data for Luxembourg
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 3,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,676 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,502 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,709 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,465 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,592 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Luxembourg was 5.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2016.
- How does Luxembourg rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 109th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).