Luxembourg world’s 5th most global economy

Published by ETH Zurich, the KOF Globalisation Index measures the economic, social and political dimensions of globalisation. Its latest edition covering 195 countries identifies Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium as the most globalised countries in the world. Luxembourg is in 20^th place.

Most global economies

The sub-segment of the index focusing on economic globalisation comprises trade flows and financial flows. Luxembourg ranks 5^th among the world’s most global economies, after Singapore, the Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland.

Social globalisation

The analysis of social globalisation takes into account personal contacts, information flows and cultural globalisation. Luxembourg comes out 1^st in the world in this category, followed by Monaco, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Canada.