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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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