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Luxembourg

Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south and west.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

The Institute's composite reading

Vigilance

4.3 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 8.7
  • Economy 6.0
  • Diplomacy 4.0
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 12 (list of 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.11.03).

Capital
Luxembourg
Population
681,973 inh.
Area
2,586 km²
Currency
EUR
Regime
constitutional monarchy

Executive in office

Head of State

Guillaume V, Grand Duc de Luxembourg

since 2025.10.03

Head of Government

Luc Frieden

since 2023.11.17 Parti populaire chrétien-social

Government in office · 4 members

ministre de la Défense

Yuriko Backes

since 2023.11.17 Defence

ministre de l'Éducation nationale, de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse

Claude Meisch

since 2013.12.04 Parti démocratique Education

ministre de l'Énergie et de l'Aménagement du territoire

Claude Turmes

since 2018.12.05 Les Verts Energy

ministre des Sports

Lydia Nsekera

since 2025.08.01

Parliament

Chambre des députés

60 seats

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Chair Claude Wiseler

Inception 1848

  • Christian Social People's Party CSV 21
  • Democratic Party DP 14
  • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party LSAP 12
  • Alternative Democratic Reform Party ADR 5
  • The Greens 4
  • Pirate Party Luxembourg 2
  • The Left 2

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

101 G$

2025 ↑ +8.4 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

147,252 $

2025 ↑ +6.9 % vs 2024

Growth

0.6 %

2025 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2024

Inflation

2.3 %

2025 ↑ +0.2 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

6.3 %

2025 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

0.9 %

2025 ↑ +0.2 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

83.2 yrs

2024 ↓ -0.1 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.87/1

#8 liberal democracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

97/100

Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

78/100

#82025

Press freedom (RSF)

84/100

#92026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#84

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

0.8 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

0.8 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

19 Md$

Imports

27 Md$

Balance

-8 Md$

Top exports

  • Acier
  • Pneus + caoutchouc

Top imports

  • Voitures

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 86%
  • GBR 92%
  • FRA 96%
  • DEU 96%
  • RUS 14%
  • CHN 22%

Abstention: 9%

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.922/1

#252023

Gini

33.6

moderate2023

Refugees hosted

10,284

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

20

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Notre patrie

Composer · Jean-Antoine Zinnen

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • UN
  • NATO
  • EU
  • Eurozone
  • Schengen Area
  • OECD
  • WTO
  • Council of Europe
  • OSCE
  • Francophonie (OIF)

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,976 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 4,494, or ×0.9.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-11-04
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)