Interest payments in Lithuania
Lithuania: Interest payments was 1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Lithuania, 1993–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Lithuania is 1.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 33.2% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Lithuania peaked at 6.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
That places Lithuania 129th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +2899.7% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +140.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +40.4% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +92.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -30.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +40.2% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 5 |
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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 interest payments in Lithuania?
- Interest payments in Lithuania was 1.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for interest payments?
- Lithuania ranks 129th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.