Military expenditure in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Military expenditure was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Luxembourg, 1995–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 2.0% for military expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 120.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Luxembourg peaked at 2.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2012.
That places Luxembourg 146th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.5% | — |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Luxembourg
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,287 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 871.64 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 388.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 257,332 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Luxembourg?
- Military expenditure in Luxembourg was 2.0% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- How does Luxembourg rank for military expenditure?
- Luxembourg ranks 146th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure