Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 43.29 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Lithuania, 1995–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Lithuania is 43.29, measured in 2031.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 44.81 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 32.83, in 2003.
Lithuania ranks 6th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35.45 | — |
| 1996 | 34.36 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 35.06 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 39.58 | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 42.43 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 38.7 | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 36.49 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 34.44 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 32.83 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 33.94 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 34.11 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 34.42 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 35.29 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 38.15 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 44.81 | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 43.03 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 40.1 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 36.6 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 35.73 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 35 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 35.2 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 34.47 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 33.37 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 33.78 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 34.64 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 42.36 | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 37.35 | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 36.55 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 37.19 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 39.41 | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 41.19 | +4.5% |
| 2026 | 42.74 | +3.7% |
| 2027 | 42.71 | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 42.31 | -0.9% |
| 2029 | 42.85 | +1.3% |
| 2030 | 43.25 | +0.9% |
| 2031 | 43.29 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.38 | 34.36 | 42.43 | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.32 | 32.83 | 44.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.19 | 33.37 | 43.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.47 | 36.55 | 42.85 | 10 |
| 2030s | 43.27 | 43.25 | 43.29 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More public sector data for Lithuania
- Arms imports 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -54.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 909.7 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0307 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 21.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.63 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,773 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Lithuania?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Lithuania was 43.29 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.81 in 2009.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.83 in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.