General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Lithuania
Lithuania: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 4.22 in 2020. ▲ Rising
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Lithuania, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Lithuania stood at 4.22.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Lithuania peaked at 4.99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 1997.
That places Lithuania 1st out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.61 | — |
| 1996 | 1.76 | -32.4% |
| 1997 | 1.24 | -29.5% |
| 1998 | 2.72 | +118.8% |
| 1999 | 2.8 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.16 | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 2.1 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.48 | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 2.48 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.86 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 2.68 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 2.71 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.74 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.85 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.45 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 2.56 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.32 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 2.33 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.18 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.09 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.25 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 2.26 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.42 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 4.99 | +106.0% |
| 2019 | 3.64 | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 4.22 | +15.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 4.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 3.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 4.22 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 3.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +118.8% | 1.24 | 2.72 |
| 2018 | +106.0% | 2.42 | 4.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 | 1.24 | 2.8 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.55 | 2.1 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2.09 | 4.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Lithuania?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Lithuania was 4.22 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 1997.
- How does Lithuania rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. 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 General public services, 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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.