RTL Today - Amid geopolitical instability: Luxembourg ranks second globally in economic resilience index

Luxembourg achieved second place in the 2025 Factual Mutual (FM) Global Resilience Index, maintaining its position behind Denmark for a second year running.

The Government website Luxembourg Trade & Invest published the news that Luxembourg maintained its ranking of second in the FM Global Resilience Index on Thursday, 29 July, based on FM's findings published earlier this year.

The annual index assesses countries’ ability to withstand and recover from disruptive events, scoring Luxembourg 99.5 out of 100. The country ranked ahead of Norway, Switzerland, Singapore and Sweden, and received perfect marks for productivity, seismic risk exposure and water stress.

The FM Resilience Index measures resilience across a range of macroeconomic and structural indicators, including inflation, corruption control, political risk, infrastructure, education and logistics. It also accounts for physical and technological vulnerabilities, including climate risk, cyber exposure and fire risk.

This year’s edition, released against the backdrop of ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, places greater emphasis on geopolitical instability, technological disruption and climate adaptation.

For the first time, cyber risk has been separately assessed, reflecting its growing relevance in an era of AI and industrial automation; however, the findings were released before recent attacks, such as the Post outage in July.

Luxembourg scored 99.6 for inflation control and 99.3 for internet usage, reflecting its investment in digital infrastructure. It also received a score of 99 for greenhouse gas emissions, suggesting steady progress on climate targets.

According to FM Global, the results underline Luxembourg’s strong governance, economic stability and continued focus on long-term risk management.

The FM Global Resilience Index is widely used by governments and insurers to benchmark national risk environments and inform investment and operational planning.