General profile: Luxembourg

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
0.639 Millions
0.845 EUR/US$
84 977 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 2 574 km²
3.47 %
4.75 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+20.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
18 797
19 748
17 139
16 623
Merchandise imports
21 893
25 092
23 289
25 811
Merchandise trade balance
-3 096
-5 344
-6 150
-9 187
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %82 %82 %7 %7 %8 %8 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
3 9392 5881 8141 1076963 9392 5881 8141 107696
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
40 327
64 973
93 540
140 047
Services imports
26 185
43 379
67 674
110 508
Services trade balance
14 142
21 595
25 866
29 539
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
6.4
5.5
5.4
5.3
Travel
11.4
8.7
6.0
3.7
Other services
82.0
85.7
88.5
90.9
TRADE INDICES
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787285838794100939094101109122127120135117103958888739593929496971009799100103106110109113114118120127134132133
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
37 657
56 159
60 047
84 977
GDP per capita, current US$
81 008
110 752
105 456
132 918
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.48
3.76
2.27
4.75
Current account balance, % of GDP
6.93
5.82
4.86
5.09
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
0.845
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
30.718.317.9204.7171.630.718.317.9204.7171.6
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+29.9 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
4 644.77
39 128.53
45 432.15
-9 053.88
FDI outflows
8 211.02
23 252.72
31 919.45
25 398.17
Personal remittances, % of GDP
3.18
3.14
2.86
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
2 137.82 006.02 063.21 883.31 717.31 653.31 858.71 921.61 717.91 810.61 669.61 676.31 661.61 479.31 293.51 188.81 112.3977.2770.6576.6578.5-9 054102 26912 801-26 045-27 37017 58145 43220 06023 2992 8248 84339 12927 2557 117-29 67932 2204 6455 1804 291FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
26.19
37.76
45.17
35.85
Balance, % of imports
21.98
31.71
30.11
21.92
Normalized balance
0.099
0.137
0.131
0.099
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
363365374357349336345326313304292276245274287285264
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 92%Urban 92%Rural 8%Rural 8%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.062 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
919
1 100
3 622
1 324
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
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Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
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Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
7.85
2.87
2.29
1.68
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
8.36
4.93
4.25
3.71
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
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Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022