Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Lithuania

Lithuania: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.6542 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6542
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
48th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.9574
in 1999
All-time low
0.6542
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Lithuania, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.8651996: 0.8721997: 0.8871998: 0.9111999: 0.9572000: 0.9162001: 0.7542002: 0.7652003: 0.782004: 0.7752005: 0.8472006: 0.7772007: 0.7732008: 0.7522009: 0.8642010: 0.7532011: 0.8912012: 0.7262013: 0.7912014: 0.7792015: 0.7652016: 0.7272017: 0.7392018: 0.7032019: 0.672020: 0.654

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.6542 for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Lithuania peaked at 0.9574 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6542, in 2020.

That places Lithuania 48th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, 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 0.8652
1996 0.8717 +0.7%
1997 0.8871 +1.8%
1998 0.911 +2.7%
1999 0.9574 +5.1%
2000 0.9161 -4.3%
2001 0.7542 -17.7%
2002 0.7651 +1.4%
2003 0.7796 +1.9%
2004 0.7748 -0.6%
2005 0.8475 +9.4%
2006 0.7771 -8.3%
2007 0.7728 -0.6%
2008 0.752 -2.7%
2009 0.8642 +14.9%
2010 0.7527 -12.9%
2011 0.8914 +18.4%
2012 0.7262 -18.5%
2013 0.7911 +8.9%
2014 0.7789 -1.5%
2015 0.7652 -1.8%
2016 0.7266 -5.0%
2017 0.7386 +1.6%
2018 0.7029 -4.8%
2019 0.6699 -4.7%
2020 0.6542 -2.3%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 0.6542 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 0.6542 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8985 0.8652 0.9574 5
2000s 0.8003 0.752 0.9161 10
2010s 0.7543 0.6699 0.8914 10
2020s 0.6542 0.6542 0.6542 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 45 France 0.6873 compare
  2. 46 Estonia 0.6565 compare
  3. 47 Russian Federation 0.6556 compare
  4. 49 Uzbekistan 0.6388 compare
  5. 50 Ukraine 0.6352 compare
  6. 51 Switzerland 0.6197 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Lithuania?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Lithuania was 0.6542 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 0.9574 in 1999.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6542 in 2020.
How does Lithuania rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Lithuania ranks 48th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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