Luxembourg vs Norway: Public social spending as share of GDP

Luxembourg

24.0%

in 2024

Norway

24.1%

in 2024

Luxembourg rank

14th

Norway rank

13th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Norway currently reports 24.1% against 24.0% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 14th and Norway ranks 13th of 42 regions.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.