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Luxembourg companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €44 billion in 2019. And this keeps 180,000 Luxembourg workers busy.
- Luxembourg's extra-EU exports support 147,000 jobs in Luxembourg.
- Another 33,000 Luxembourg workers are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world.
- This means 39% of jobs in Luxembourg depend on extra-EU exports.
- Luxembourg's extra-EU exports also support over 148,000 jobs in EU countries.
- In Luxembourg most people in export-related jobs are high-skilled workers.
- 89% of export-related jobs in Luxembourg are in services.
Trade and jobs
EU exports support 38 million jobs, up two thirds from 2000. More than 14 million of these workers are women. One in five jobs in the EU depends on exports.
EU exports support a significant share of jobs in all countries across the EU.
Luxembourg - Colombian fruit an essential ingredient in Luxembourg firm’s growth
TUKI, founded in 2014, produces and sells Colombian fruit juice. The small Luxembourgish company benefited from the signing of the EU trade deal with Colombia and Peru. The agreement has made it easier for European firms to do business with the two countries.