ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Liechtenstein

Europe & Central Asia. High income. Capital: Vaduz. Population 41,024 (2025).

Key trends

GDP growth (%)
−1.7 4.2 10.2 1995 2009 −1.2
Life expectancy at birth (years)
76.2 80.3 84.4 1995 2024 84.2

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP growth% −1.2% 2009 * −4.2 pp −11.6 pp –
GDP per person growth% −1.9% 2009 * −3.8 pp −10.4 pp –
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 116,380 2009 * +37,690 +36,390 –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP −1,303.0% 2018 * −1,321.0 pp −1,622.0 pp –

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 41,024 2025 +2,123 +3,530 208 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.4% 2025 +0.5 pp +0.8 pp 74 of 217
Urban population% of total 14.6% 2025 0.0 pp +0.2 pp 217 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 84.2 2024 0.0 +2.1 6 of 217
Health spending% of GDP 5.7% 2023 +0.2 pp 0.0 pp 111 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 2.6% 2011 * +0.5 pp +0.1 pp –

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 98.3% 2024 +5.1 pp +3.1 pp 9 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 115 of 215

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 56.9% 2022 +1.6 pp +1.4 pp 42 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP growth 3.2% −1.1 – – 4.0 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.0% −1.0 – – 4.0 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 87,231 +1.5 – – 19,588 +3.8% 420% 558%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 558.8% −5.0 – – 371.8 – – –
Population 38,785 +2.3 2,930,494 5,827,802 966 +0.9% 1% 1%
Population growth 0.8% +2.3 0.4% 0.3% 0.3 – – –
Urban population 14.6% +0.3 81.3% 69.3% 0.1 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 83.3 +0.9 81.3 79.9 1.1 – – –
Health spending 5.7% 0.0 8.0% 7.9% 0.2 – – –
Government spending on education 2.2% +1.5 – – 0.2 – – –
Internet users 96.5% +0.8 93.5% 91.9% 2.1 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Renewable energy 55.2% +1.6 11.4% 19.3% 1.0 – – –

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