Latvia vs Lithuania: Expenditure, Transactions
Expenditure, Transactions over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 34.74 billion against 18.42 billion in Latvia, a difference of 16.32 billion.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.9 times Latvia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 33rd and Lithuania ranks 31st of 35 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.56 billion | 5.19 billion | 2.63 billion | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 5.20 billion | 7.79 billion | 2.58 billion | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 9.56 billion | 13.50 billion | 3.93 billion | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 15.91 billion | 25.15 billion | 9.25 billion | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure, transactions, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 34.74 billion against 18.42 billion in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure, transactions between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 16.32 billion, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for expenditure, transactions?
- Latvia ranks 33rd and Lithuania ranks 31st of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.