IMF Staff Country Reports

Luxembourg: Recent Economic Developments

Publication Date:

June 21, 1996

Summary:

This paper analyzes economic developments in Luxembourg during the 1990s. Economic performance continues to be exceptional in Luxembourg. Growth averaged 6 percent during 1980s, well above the European average, while the inflation and unemployment rates ranked among the very lowest. In 1994, Luxembourg was the only European industrialized country to run a general government surplus. Luxembourg also had the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio, the largest current account surplus, and possibly the highest real saving in this group. These successes are attributable at least in part to the skillful management of policy to facilitate structural change.

Series:

Country Report No. 1996/047

Subject:

Budget planning and preparation Employment Expenditure Exports International trade Labor Public financial management (PFM) Unemployment

Notes:

This report was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. In releasing this document for public use, confidential material may have been removed at the request of the member.