What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Iceland and Luxembourg?

0.3 Percentage of GDP, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Luxembourg?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Luxembourg: Subnational government expenditure

Iceland

47.14 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Luxembourg

46.84 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Iceland rank

13th

Luxembourg rank

14th

Subnational government expenditure over time

Iceland
Luxembourg

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 47.14 Percentage of GDP against 46.84 Percentage of GDP in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.3 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 13th and Luxembourg ranks 14th of 36 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
2000s	47.88 Percentage of GDP	40.65 Percentage of GDP	7.22 Percentage of GDP	Iceland
2010s	45.54 Percentage of GDP	41.46 Percentage of GDP	4.08 Percentage of GDP	Iceland
2020s	47.51 Percentage of GDP	45.4 Percentage of GDP	2.11 Percentage of GDP	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government expenditure, Iceland or Luxembourg?: Iceland, at 47.14 Percentage of GDP against 46.84 Percentage of GDP in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Iceland and Luxembourg?: 0.3 Percentage of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Luxembourg?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Luxembourg rank globally for subnational government expenditure?: Iceland ranks 13th and Luxembourg ranks 14th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Subnational government expenditure
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.