Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Lithuania

Lithuania: Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.9893 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9893
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
48th
of 57 countries
All-time high
1
in 1995
All-time low
0.9893
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Lithuania, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 0.9982002: 0.9972003: 0.9972004: 0.992005: 0.992006: 0.9932007: 0.9952008: 0.9932009: 0.9932010: 0.9932011: 0.9942012: 0.9952013: 0.9952014: 0.9952015: 0.9962016: 0.9972017: 0.9972018: 0.9972019: 0.9972020: 0.989

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Lithuania is 0.9893, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Lithuania peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9893, in 2020.

Lithuania ranks 48th of 57 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Lithuania, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 1
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 0.9983 -0.2%
2002 0.9971 -0.1%
2003 0.9971 -0.0%
2004 0.9904 -0.7%
2005 0.9903 -0.0%
2006 0.9925 +0.2%
2007 0.9949 +0.2%
2008 0.9929 -0.2%
2009 0.9929 -0.0%
2010 0.993 +0.0%
2011 0.9943 +0.1%
2012 0.9951 +0.1%
2013 0.9951 +0.0%
2014 0.9953 +0.0%
2015 0.996 +0.1%
2016 0.9968 +0.1%
2017 0.9972 +0.0%
2018 0.9975 +0.0%
2019 0.9974 -0.0%
2020 0.9893 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 5
2000s 0.9946 0.9903 1 10
2010s 0.9958 0.993 0.9975 10
2020s 0.9893 0.9893 0.9893 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 45 Israel 0.9943 compare
  2. 46 Georgia 0.9933 compare
  3. 47 Denmark 0.9918 compare
  4. 49 Kazakhstan 0.9861 compare
  5. 50 China 0.9816 compare
  6. 51 Republic of Moldova 0.9803 compare

See the full ranking of 57 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Lithuania?
Defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Lithuania was 0.9893 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
What is the lowest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9893 in 2020.
How does Lithuania rank for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
Lithuania ranks 48th out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
Is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
57 places, 1,182 data points, 1990–2020
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