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Government debt in Luxembourg

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Luxembourg's government debt is 26.50 % — #14 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

26.50%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.3 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Luxembourg over time

26.50 %16.95 %7.40 %7.40 % · 20021995: 10.30 %1996: 10.20 %1997: 10.10 %1998: 9.50 %1999: 8.40 %2000: 7.50 %2001: 7.60 %2002: 7.40 %2003: 7.40 %2004: 7.80 %2005: 8.00 %2006: 8.20 %2007: 8.10 %2008: 14.60 %2009: 15.30 %2010: 19.10 %2011: 18.50 %2012: 20.80 %2013: 22.40 %2014: 21.90 %2015: 21.10 %2016: 19.60 %2017: 21.80 %2018: 20.90 %2019: 22.30 %2020: 24.50 %2021: 24.20 %2022: 24.90 %2023: 24.70 %2024: 26.30 %2025: 26.50 %19952010202526.50 %
31 official observations, 1995 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#14 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
89 %
111 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.20 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 16.20 pp
since 1995

In Europe: #3 of 37vs median 54.70 %: −28.20 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Luxembourg: ahead of 89 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtLuxembourg 26.50 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Luxembourg is ahead of 89 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Luxembourg
12 Kazakhstan24.30 %−2.20 pp
13 Cambodia25.50 %−1.00 pp
14 Luxembourg26.50 %—
15 Guatemala26.70 %+0.20 pp
16 Denmark27.40 %+0.90 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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