Social contributions in Lithuania
Lithuania: Social contributions was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Lithuania, 1991–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 30.0% for social contributions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Lithuania peaked at 39.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1995.
That places Lithuania 27th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Social contributions in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.3% | — |
| 1993 | 27.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 33.6% | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | -32.9% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 22.6% | 33.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 28.2% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 29.5% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.5% | 30.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 24 Italy 30.9% compare
- 25 San Marino 30.7% compare
- 26 Republic of Moldova 30.7% compare
- 28 Uruguay 30.0% compare
- 29 Argentina 30.0% compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 29.9% compare
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 social contributions in Lithuania?
- Social contributions in Lithuania was 30.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for social contributions?
- Lithuania ranks 27th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. 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.