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Overview In 2022 Luxembourg was the number 78 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 76 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Luxembourg are Iron Blocks ($1.61B), Rubber Tires ($761M), Gas Turbines ($633M), Cars ($561M), and Cellulose Fibers Paper ($553M), exporting mostly to Germany ($4.15B), France ($3.07B), Belgium ($2.09B), Netherlands ($1.58B), and Italy ($883M).

Imports The top imports of Luxembourg are Refined Petroleum ($2.48B), Cars ($1.96B), Electricity ($1.58B), Petroleum Gas ($908M), and Scrap Iron ($895M), importing mostly from Belgium ($7.67B), Germany ($7.45B), France ($3.13B), Netherlands ($1.75B), and United States ($854M).

Location Luxembourg borders Belgium, France, and Germany by land.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Luxembourg.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2022)Iron Blocks$1.61B
Top Destination (2022)Germany$4.15B

In 2022, Luxembourg exported a total of $20.5B, making it the number 78 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Luxembourg have changed by $4.02B from $16.5B in 2017 to $20.5B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Iron Blocks ($1.61B), Rubber Tires ($761M), Gas Turbines ($633M), Cars ($561M), and Cellulose Fibers Paper ($553M). The most common destination for the exports of Luxembourg are Germany ($4.15B), France ($3.07B), Belgium ($2.09B), Netherlands ($1.58B), and Italy ($883M).

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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
Austria$208M (+ 49.1%)
Netherlands$199M (+ 14.4%)
Hong Kong$158M (+ 33.5%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
Belgium$783M (+ 11.4%)
Hong Kong$199M (+ 910%)
Netherlands$190M (+ 12.2%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2021 - 2022)

Service Trade

Service Trade

Luxembourg Exports Services (2020)$135B
Luxembourg Imports Services (2020)$88.7B

In 2020, Luxembourg exported $135B worth of services. The top services exported by Luxembourg in 2020 were Financial services ($60.8B), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($30.8B), Merchanting and other trade-related services ($19B), Air transport ($3.42B), and Audiovisual and related services ($3.18B).

The top services imported by Luxembourg in 2020 were Financial services ($42.9B), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($17.4B), Royalties and license fees ($5.43B), Other transport ($5.36B), and Merchanting and other trade-related services ($5.25B).

Service Exports (2020)

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Economic Complexity

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Luxembourg has a high level of specialization in Iron Sheet Piling (246), Iron Blocks (87.6), Polyamide Fabric (70.2), Iron Railway Products (33.2), and Sculptures (28.5). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Luxembourg observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Luxembourg according to the relatedness index, were Sawn Wood (0.25), Rock Wool (0.25), Other Prepared Meat (0.25), Railroad Ties (0.25), and Locomotive Parts (0.25). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Luxembourg is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Luxembourg. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Luxembourg exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

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