Latvia vs Lithuania: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 812.99 million against 490.56 million in Lithuania, a difference of 322.43 million.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.7 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 20th and Lithuania ranks 21st 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 | -381.39 million | -290.66 million | 90.72 million | Lithuania |
| 2000s | -152.10 million | -65.20 million | 86.90 million | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 136.90 million | 250.63 million | 113.73 million | Lithuania |
| 2020s | -492.58 million | 63.50 million | 556.08 million | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Latvia, at 812.99 million against 490.56 million in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 322.43 million, with Latvia 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 overall primary balance, transactions?
- Latvia ranks 20th and Lithuania ranks 21st of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary balance, 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.