What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Lithuania and New Zealand?

1.13 Percentage of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and New Zealand?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lithuania vs New Zealand: Subnational government expenditure

Lithuania

39.42 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

New Zealand

40.55 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Lithuania rank

28th

New Zealand rank

26th

Subnational government expenditure over time

Lithuania
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 40.55 Percentage of GDP against 39.42 Percentage of GDP in Lithuania, a difference of 1.13 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 26th of 36 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36.57 Percentage of GDP	38.14 Percentage of GDP	1.57 Percentage of GDP	New Zealand
2010s	36.19 Percentage of GDP	37.06 Percentage of GDP	0.8652 Percentage of GDP	New Zealand
2020s	38.57 Percentage of GDP	39.78 Percentage of GDP	1.22 Percentage of GDP	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government expenditure, Lithuania or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 40.55 Percentage of GDP against 39.42 Percentage of GDP in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Lithuania and New Zealand?: 1.13 Percentage of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and New Zealand?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lithuania and New Zealand rank globally for subnational government expenditure?: Lithuania ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 26th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Subnational government expenditure
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.