Merchandise trade in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Merchandise trade was 46.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Luxembourg, 1999–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Luxembourg is 46.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Luxembourg peaked at 116.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2024.
That places Luxembourg 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88.7% | — |
| 2000 | 92.6% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 103.3% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 103.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 110.8% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 116.8% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.6% | 85.7% | 116.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 57.1% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 45.3% | 54.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 119 Malta 46.9% compare
- 120 Kazakhstan 46.8% compare
- 121 Philippines 46.2% compare
- 123 Rwanda 45.9% compare
- 124 Sierra Leone 45.9% compare
- 125 Burundi 45.2% compare
More private sector data for Luxembourg
- Food imports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 18.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,770 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1818 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 41,008 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Luxembourg?
- Merchandise trade in Luxembourg was 46.0% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 116.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2024.
- How does Luxembourg rank for merchandise trade?
- Luxembourg ranks 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.