Social benefits, Transactions in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Social benefits, Transactions was 17.99 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
17.99 billion
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
17.99 billion
in 2025
All-time low
4.32 billion
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Social benefits, Transactions in Luxembourg, 2002–2025

5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B2002201320252002: 4.3B2003: 4.8B2004: 5.1B2005: 5.5B2006: 5.7B2007: 6.0B2008: 6.6B2009: 7.3B2010: 7.6B2011: 7.9B2012: 8.4B2013: 9.1B2014: 9.4B2015: 9.6B2016: 9.8B2017: 10.4B2018: 10.9B2019: 11.5B2020: 13.4B2021: 13.2B2022: 14.6B2023: 15.7B2024: 16.8B2025: 18.0B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 17.99 billion for social benefits, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social benefits, transactions in Luxembourg peaked at 17.99 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.32 billion, in 2002.

Luxembourg ranks 28th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Social benefits, Transactions in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in Luxembourg, 2002 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2002 4.32 billion
2003 4.78 billion +10.7%
2004 5.07 billion +6.0%
2005 5.48 billion +8.1%
2006 5.73 billion +4.6%
2007 5.99 billion +4.6%
2008 6.56 billion +9.5%
2009 7.31 billion +11.4%
2010 7.64 billion +4.5%
2011 7.90 billion +3.4%
2012 8.45 billion +6.9%
2013 9.05 billion +7.1%
2014 9.44 billion +4.3%
2015 9.62 billion +2.0%
2016 9.79 billion +1.8%
2017 10.39 billion +6.1%
2018 10.91 billion +5.0%
2019 11.50 billion +5.4%
2020 13.36 billion +16.2%
2021 13.18 billion -1.3%
2022 14.55 billion +10.4%
2023 15.69 billion +7.8%
2024 16.78 billion +6.9%
2025 17.99 billion +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.65 billion 4.32 billion 7.31 billion 8
2010s 9.47 billion 7.64 billion 11.50 billion 10
2020s 15.26 billion 13.18 billion 17.99 billion 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 25 Greece 46.08 billion compare
  2. 26 Ireland 43.39 billion compare
  3. 27 Slovakia 27.52 billion compare
  4. 29 Bulgaria 17.70 billion compare
  5. 30 Lithuania 13.81 billion compare
  6. 31 Slovenia 13.37 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social benefits, transactions in Luxembourg?
Social benefits, transactions in Luxembourg was 17.99 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social benefits, transactions recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 17.99 billion in 2025.
What is the lowest social benefits, transactions recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 4.32 billion in 2002.
How does Luxembourg rank for social benefits, transactions?
Luxembourg ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is social benefits, transactions rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. 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 Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.