Military spending per armed forces personnel in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Military spending per armed forces personnel was 398,108 constant 2024 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Military spending per armed forces personnel in Luxembourg, 1985–2020
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2024 US$.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 398,108 constant 2024 US$ for military spending per armed forces personnel in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 206.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per armed forces personnel in Luxembourg peaked at 398,108 constant 2024 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 109,261 constant 2024 US$, in 2014.
That places Luxembourg 7th out of 160 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Military spending per armed forces personnel in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 195,883 constant 2024 US$ | — |
| 1989 | 172,549 constant 2024 US$ | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 179,620 constant 2024 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 198,326 constant 2024 US$ | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 207,019 constant 2024 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 188,674 constant 2024 US$ | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 208,102 constant 2024 US$ | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 145,097 constant 2024 US$ | -30.3% |
| 1996 | 149,800 constant 2024 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 166,553 constant 2024 US$ | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 178,708 constant 2024 US$ | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 176,110 constant 2024 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 179,784 constant 2024 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 210,479 constant 2024 US$ | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 187,771 constant 2024 US$ | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 198,674 constant 2024 US$ | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 207,048 constant 2024 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 209,504 constant 2024 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 205,104 constant 2024 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 212,680 constant 2024 US$ | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 110,709 constant 2024 US$ | -47.9% |
| 2009 | 130,241 constant 2024 US$ | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 129,860 constant 2024 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 130,829 constant 2024 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 128,855 constant 2024 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 131,782 constant 2024 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 109,261 constant 2024 US$ | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 127,175 constant 2024 US$ | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 132,388 constant 2024 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 124,599 constant 2024 US$ | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 166,325 constant 2024 US$ | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 364,851 constant 2024 US$ | +119.4% |
| 2020 | 398,108 constant 2024 US$ | +9.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 398,108 constant 2024 US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 131,220 constant 2024 US$, 3.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 398,108 constant 2024 US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55,593 constant 2024 US$, 7.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per armed forces personnel in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +119.4% | 166,325 constant 2024 US$ | 364,851 constant 2024 US$ |
| 2008 | -47.9% | 212,680 constant 2024 US$ | 110,709 constant 2024 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 184,216 constant 2024 US$ | 172,549 constant 2024 US$ | 195,883 constant 2024 US$ | 2 |
| 1990s | 179,801 constant 2024 US$ | 145,097 constant 2024 US$ | 208,102 constant 2024 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 185,199 constant 2024 US$ | 110,709 constant 2024 US$ | 212,680 constant 2024 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,592 constant 2024 US$ | 109,261 constant 2024 US$ | 364,851 constant 2024 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,108 constant 2024 US$ | 398,108 constant 2024 US$ | 398,108 constant 2024 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 4 United Kingdom 463,783 constant 2024 US$ compare
- 5 Sweden 450,217 constant 2024 US$ compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 441,390 constant 2024 US$ compare
- 8 Canada 374,715 constant 2024 US$ compare
- 9 Netherlands 367,337 constant 2024 US$ compare
- 10 Denmark 355,255 constant 2024 US$ compare
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending per armed forces personnel in Luxembourg?
- Military spending per armed forces personnel in Luxembourg was 398,108 constant 2024 US$ in 2020, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per armed forces personnel recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 398,108 constant 2024 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest military spending per armed forces personnel recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,261 constant 2024 US$ in 2014.
- How does Luxembourg rank for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th out of 160 countries with data for 2020.
- Is military spending per armed forces personnel rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by armed forces personnel. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.