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2015 OECD ECONOMIC SURVEY
OF LUXEMBOURG
CHARTBOOK: BASIC STATISTICS
This chartbook compares Luxembourg to other OECD countries
INCOME: Luxembourg’s GDP per capita is at
the top end of the OECD
Luxembourg • GDP per capita: USD 91 013
OECD average• GDP per capita: USD 39 185
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POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS: The share
of younger and older people is close to the
OECD average
Luxembourg• 15.3% are over 65 years old • 17.2% are under 15 years old
OECD average• 16% are over 65 years old • 18.2% are under 15 years old
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LENGTH OF LIFE: Life expectancy is above
the OECD average
Luxembourg• Life expectancy: 81.5 years-old
OECD average• Life expectancy: 80.2 years-old
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WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT:
The share of women in parliament is close to the OECD
average
Luxembourg• 28% of women in Parliament
OECD average• 27% of women in Parliament
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EDUCATION: Some PISA scores are slightly
below the OECD average
Luxembourg• Reading: 488• Math: 490• Science: 491
OECD average• Reading: 496• Math: 494• Science: 501 6
R&D: spending on research and development is below the
OECD average (as % of GDP)
Luxembourg• 1.2% of GDP
OECD average• 2.4% of GDP
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PENSIONS: Spending on pensions is less
than the OECD average (as % of GDP)
Luxembourg• 7.7% of GDP
OECD average• 8.7% of GDP
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DEBT: The general government is in a net financial asset
position
Luxembourg• -48.9 % of GDP
OECD average• 73.1% of GDP
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EMPLOYMENT: Male and female employment rates are
close to the OECD average.
Luxembourg• Women: 59.1%• Men: 72.2%
OECD average• Women: 57.4%• Men: 73.1%
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UNEMPLOYMENT: The unemployment rate
undercuts the OECD average
Luxembourg• 5.8 %
OECD average• 7.9%
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UNEMPLOYMENT: Youth unemployment is close to
the OECD average
Luxembourg• 15.8%
OECD average• 16.1%
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ENVIRONMENT: CO2 emissions per capita from fossil fuel
combustion are high
Luxembourg• 19 tonnes of CO2
OECD average• 10 tonnes of CO2
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INEQUALITY: Income inequality (as measured by the
Gini index) is relatively low
Luxembourg• 0.28
OECD average• 0.31
Equivalised disposable household income
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List of country abbreviations
JPN Japan
KOR Korea
LUX Luxembourg
MEX Mexico
NLD Netherlands
NZL New Zealand
NOR Norway
POL Poland
PRT Portugal
SVK Slovak Republic
SVN Slovenia
ESP Spain
SWE Sweden
CHE Switzerland
TUR Turkey
GBR United Kingdom
USA United States
OECD OECD average
AUS Australia
AUT Austria
BEL Belgium
CAN Canada
CHL Chile
CZE Czech Republic
DNK Denmark
EST Estonia
FIN Finland
FRA France
DEU Germany
GRC Greece
HUN Hungary
ISL Iceland
IRL Ireland
ISR Israel
ITA Italy
JPN Japan
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