Overall primary balance, Transactions in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Overall primary balance, Transactions was 915.45 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
915.45 million
Change on year
down 69.1%
World rank
19th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3.20 billion
in 2018
All-time low
-301.66 million
in 2020
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Overall primary balance, Transactions in Luxembourg, 2002–2025

01.0B2.0B3.0B2002201320252002: 1.4B2003: 958.0M2004: 517.5M2005: 994.1M2006: 1.4B2007: 2.4B2008: 2.2B2009: 891.4M2010: 1.2B2011: 1.4B2012: 1.2B2013: 1.3B2014: 1.7B2015: 1.8B2016: 2.2B2017: 2.0B2018: 3.2B2019: 3.0B2020: -301.7M2021: 2.2B2022: 1.6B2023: 1.5B2024: 3.0B2025: 915.5M

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for overall primary balance, transactions in Luxembourg is 915.45 million, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 69.1% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Luxembourg peaked at 3.20 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, -301.66 million, in 2020.

That places Luxembourg 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Overall primary balance, Transactions in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in Luxembourg, 2002 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2002 1.37 billion
2003 957.95 million -30.0%
2004 517.46 million -46.0%
2005 994.06 million +92.1%
2006 1.42 billion +43.0%
2007 2.42 billion +70.0%
2008 2.18 billion -9.9%
2009 891.39 million -59.0%
2010 1.18 billion +32.0%
2011 1.43 billion +21.6%
2012 1.25 billion -12.6%
2013 1.32 billion +5.6%
2014 1.70 billion +28.7%
2015 1.81 billion +6.4%
2016 2.24 billion +24.1%
2017 2.05 billion -8.6%
2018 3.20 billion +56.0%
2019 3.05 billion -4.8%
2020 -301.66 million -109.9%
2021 2.21 billion -832.6%
2022 1.59 billion -27.9%
2023 1.46 billion -8.7%
2024 2.97 billion +103.7%
2025 915.45 million -69.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.34 billion 517.46 million 2.42 billion 8
2010s 1.92 billion 1.18 billion 3.20 billion 10
2020s 1.47 billion -301.66 million 2.97 billion 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 16 Cyprus 2.13 billion compare
  2. 17 Estonia 1.12 billion compare
  3. 18 Slovenia 1.06 billion compare
  4. 20 Latvia 812.99 million compare
  5. 21 Lithuania 490.56 million compare
  6. 22 Malta 99.37 million compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is overall primary balance, transactions in Luxembourg?
Overall primary balance, transactions in Luxembourg was 915.45 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 3.20 billion in 2018.
What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was -301.66 million in 2020.
How does Luxembourg rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
Luxembourg ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
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Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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