1. 2.1: Country/Economy Profiles
L ux emb ourg
K ey indicators
Population (millions), 2011 ....................................................................................................................... 0.5
Surface area (1,000 sq uare kilometers), 2011 ......................................................................................... 2.6
Gross domestic product (current US$ billions), 2011 ............................................................................. 59.6
Gross domestic product (current PPP, $) per capita, 2011 ............................................................. 80,558.8
Real GDP grow th (percent), 2011 ............................................................................................................ 1.6
Environmental Performance Index 2012, rank (out of 132 economies), 2011 ............................................. 4
Travel & Tourism indicators T&T industry
GDP growth forecast
T&T industry, 2012 estimates Absolute value Percent of total (2013–2022)
T&T industry GDP (US$ millions).......................................................1,186 .6 ................ 2.0 ...................– 0.3
T&T industry employment (1,000 jobs) ....................................................6 .1 ................ 2.6 ...................– 1.2
T&T economy, 2012 estimates
T&T economy GDP (US$ millions) .......................................................3,405 ................ 5.7 .................... 0.9
T&T economy employment (1,000 jobs) ...................................................17 ................ 7 .6 .................... 0.1
International tourist arrivals (thousands), 2011 .....................................542.6
International tourism receipts (US$, millions), 2011 ...........................4,809.0
1,000 5,000 International tourism receipts
International tourist arrivals
4,000
(US$ millions)
800 International tourist
(thousands)
3,000 arrivals (thousands)
600
2,000
International tourism
400 1,000 receipts (US$ millions)
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
Th e Travel & Tourism C omp etitiveness I ndex Rank Score
(out of 140) (1–7)
2013 Travel & Tourism C omp etitiveness I ndex . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . 4 . 9
2011 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index ..............................15 ......5.1
2009 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index ..............................23 ......4.9
T&T reg ulatory framew ork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . 5 . 4
Policy rules and regulations ..........................................................11 ......5.3
Environmental sustainability ..........................................................17 ......5.3
Safety and security .......................................................................11 ......6 .0
Health and hygiene.......................................................................21 ......6 .2
Prioritization of Travel & Tourism ...................................................86 ......4.2
Business environment and infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . 5 . 0
Air transport infrastructure ............................................................41 ......4.1
Ground transport infrastructure.....................................................14 ......5.8
Tourism infrastructure ...................................................................43 ......4.8
ICT infrastructure ............................................................................5 ......5.6
Price competitiveness in the T&T industry ....................................83 ......4.4
T&T human, cultural, and natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . 4 . 4
Human resources .........................................................................20 ......5.5
Education and training............................................................................21 ........5.6
Availability of q ualified labor ....................................................................18 ........5.5
Affinity for Travel & Tourism ..........................................................15 ......5.4
Natural resources .........................................................................55 ......3.9
Cultural resources.........................................................................55 ......2.9
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Note: F or further details and ex p lanation, p lease refer to the section “ H ow to R ead the C ountry/ E conom y Profiles” on p age 8 3.
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INDICATOR SCORE RANK INDICATOR SCORE RANK
1st pillar: P o lic y ru le s and re g u latio ns ................ 5.3............11 8th pillar: To u rism inf rastru c tu re ......................... 4.8............ 43
1.01 Prevalence of foreign ownership .......................... 6.5 ..............1 8.01 Hotel rooms/100 pop.* ........................................ 1.7 ............14
1.02 Property rights ..................................................... 6.2 ..............4 8.02 Presence of maj or car rental co. (1–7)* ................... 6 ............32
1.03 Business impact of rules on FDI .......................... 5.7 ..............6 8.03 ATMs accepting Visa cards/million pop.* ........... 54.2 ..........103
1.04 Visa req uirements, no. of countries* .................. 71.0 ............58
1.05 Openness bilateral ASAs (0–38)* ....................... 14.1 ............35 9th pillar: ICT inf rastru c tu re ................................ 5.6.............. 5
1.06 Transparency of government policymaking .......... 5.5 ............10 9.01 ICT use for B-to-B transactions ........................... 5.9 ............16
1.07 No. of days to start a business*............................ 19 ............80 9.02 ICT use for B-to-C transactions ........................... 5.1 ............36
1.08 Cost to start a business, % GNI/capita* .............. 1.9 ............27 9.03 Individuals using the Internet, % * ....................... 90.9 ..............5
1.09 GATS commitment restrictiveness (0–100)* ....... 53.1 ............68 9.04 Fixed telephone lines/100 pop.* ........................ 54.1 ..............9
9.05 Broadband Internet subscribers/100 pop.* ........ 32.9 ............10
2nd pillar: Env iro nm e ntal su stainab ility .............. 5.3............17 9.06 Mobile telephone subscriptions/100 pop.* ....... 148.3 ............16
2.01 Stringency of environmental regulation................. 6.1 ..............7 9.07 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop.* ....... 66.7 ............12
2.02 Enforcement of environmental regulation ............. 5.9 ..............8
2.03 Sustainability of T&T industry development .......... 4.9 ............40 10th pillar: P ric e c o m pe titiv e ne ss in T& T ind. ..... 4.4............ 83
2.04 Carbon dioxide emission, million tons/capita* .... 21.5 ..........134 10.01 Ticket taxes and airport charges (0–100)*.......... 97.2 ..............3
2.05 Particulate matter concentration, µg/m³* ........... 12.7 ............11 10.02 Purchasing power parity* ..................................... 1.3 ..........132
2.06 Threatened species, % * ....................................... 0.4 ..............1 10.04 Fuel price, US$ cents/liter* .............................. 136.0 ............96
2.07 Environm. treaty ratification (0–25)* ....................... 22 ............20 10.03 Extent and effect of taxation ................................ 4.8 ............12
10.05 Hotel price index, US$* ................................... 119.7 ............45
3rd pillar: Saf e ty and se c u rity ............................. 6.0............11
3.01 Business costs of crime and violence .................. 6.2 ..............6 11th pillar: H u m an re so u rc e s .............................. 5.5............20
3.02 Reliability of police services.................................. 5.9 ............21 Education and training ......................................... 5.6 ............21
3.03 Road traffic accidents/100,000 pop.* .................. 9.6 ............23 11.01 Primary education enrollment, net % * ................ 95.0 ............56
3.04 Business costs of terrorism ................................. 6.2 ............27 11.02 Secondary education enrollment, gross % * ....... 97.6 ............40
11.03 Quality of the educational system ........................ 4.4 ............36
4th pillar: H e alth and hy g ie ne ............................. 6.2............21 11.04 Local availability specialized research & training ... 5.2 ............22
4.01 Physician density/1,000 pop.* ............................. 2.8 ............37 11.05 Extent of staff training .......................................... 5.3 ..............4
4.02 Access to improved sanitation, % pop.* .......... 100.0 ..............1 A v ail ab il ity of q ual if ie d l ab or ................................. 5.5 ............18
4.03 Access to improved drinking water, % pop.* ... 100.0 ..............1 11.06 Hiring and firing practices .................................... 3.2 ..........118
4.04 Hospital beds/10,000 pop.*............................... 56.0 ............27 11.07 Ease of hiring foreign labor .................................. 5.2 ..............7
11.08 HIV prevalence, % adult pop.* ............................. 0.3 ............66
5th pillar: P rio ritiz atio n o f Trav e l & To u rism ........ 4.2............ 86 11.09 Business impact of HIV/AIDS............................... 6.3 ............16
5.01 Government prioritization of the T&T industry ...... 5.3 ............65 11.10 Life expectancy, years* ...................................... 80.1 ............22
5.02 T&T gov’t expenditure, % gov’t budget* .............. 2.7 ............86
5.03 Effectiveness of marketing to attract tourists ....... 4.5 ............68 12th pillar: Af f inity f o r Trav e l & To u rism ............. 5.4............15
5.04 Comprehensiveness of T&T data (0–120)* ......... 55.0 ............94 12.01 Tourism openness, % of GDP* .......................... 14.4 ............16
5.05 Timeliness of T&T data (0–18)* .......................... 13.5 ............71 12.02 Attitude of population toward foreign visitors ....... 6.4 ............49
12.03 Extension of business trips recommended .......... 5.2 ............83
6th pillar: Air transpo rt inf rastru c tu re .................. 4.1............ 41 12.04 Degree of customer orientation............................ 5.2 ............30
6.01 Quality of air transport infrastructure .................... 5.8 ............27
6.02 Airline seat kms/week, dom., millions* ................. 0.0 ..........105 13th pillar: Natu ral re so u rc e s .............................. 3.9............ 55
6.03 Airline seat kms/week, int’l, millions* .................. 21.9 ..........114 13.01 No. of W orld Heritage natural sites* ........................ 0 ............79
6.04 Departures/1,000 pop.* ..................................... 98.7 ..............3 13.02 Quality of the natural environment........................ 5.9 ............15
6.05 Airport density/million pop.* ................................. 1.9 ............24 13.03 Total known species* .......................................... 253 ..........132
6.06 No. of operating airlines*.................................... 12.5 ..........101 13.04 Terrestrial biome protection (0–17% )*................. 17.0 ..............1
6.07 International air transport network ....................... 5.2 ............50 13.05 Marine protected areas, % * ................................. n/a ...........n/a
7th pillar: G ro u nd transpo rt inf rastru c tu re .......... 5.8............14 14th pillar: Cu ltu ral re so u rc e s ............................. 2.9............ 55
7.01 Quality of roads ................................................... 5.9 ............15 14.01 No. of W orld Heritage cultural sites* ....................... 2 ............88
7.02 Quality of railroad infrastructure ........................... 5.2 ............14 14.02 Sports stadiums, seats/million pop.* ......... 175,307.5 ..............5
7.03 Quality of port infrastructure................................. 5.5 ............23 14.03 No. of int’l fairs and exhibitions* ......................... 18.7 ............69
7.04 Quality of ground transport network .................... 5.4 ............26 14.04 Creative industries exports, % of world total*....... 0.0 ............76
7.05 Road density/million pop.* ............................... 202.0 ............10
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