Subsidies and other transfers in Lithuania

Lithuania: Subsidies and other transfers was 70.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
70.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 152 countries
All-time high
70.7%
in 2021
All-time low
21.7%
in 1997
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Subsidies and other transfers in Lithuania, 1993–2023

2030405060701993200820231993: 63.6 % of expense1994: 56.7 % of expense1995: 29.1 % of expense1996: 30.2 % of expense1997: 21.7 % of expense1998: 30.1 % of expense1999: 35.4 % of expense2000: 32.9 % of expense2001: 34 % of expense2002: 33.6 % of expense2003: 34.4 % of expense2004: 61.1 % of expense2005: 59.6 % of expense2006: 59.9 % of expense2007: 62.3 % of expense2008: 64.8 % of expense2009: 67.5 % of expense2010: 66.2 % of expense2011: 63 % of expense2012: 64.4 % of expense2013: 62 % of expense2014: 61.1 % of expense2015: 62.1 % of expense2016: 63.2 % of expense2017: 64.2 % of expense2018: 66.4 % of expense2019: 67.1 % of expense2020: 70.4 % of expense2021: 70.7 % of expense2022: 70.1 % of expense2023: 70.2 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Lithuania is 70.2%, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Lithuania peaked at 70.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1997.

Lithuania ranks 11th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Subsidies and other transfers in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Lithuania, 1993 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1993 63.6%
1994 56.7% -10.9%
1995 29.1% -48.6%
1996 30.2% +3.6%
1997 21.7% -28.0%
1998 30.1% +38.7%
1999 35.4% +17.5%
2000 32.9% -7.1%
2001 34.0% +3.5%
2002 33.6% -1.2%
2003 34.4% +2.2%
2004 61.1% +77.6%
2005 59.6% -2.5%
2006 59.9% +0.5%
2007 62.3% +4.0%
2008 64.8% +4.0%
2009 67.5% +4.2%
2010 66.2% -1.9%
2011 63.0% -4.8%
2012 64.4% +2.2%
2013 62.0% -3.8%
2014 61.1% -1.3%
2015 62.1% +1.6%
2016 63.2% +1.8%
2017 64.2% +1.6%
2018 66.4% +3.4%
2019 67.1% +1.0%
2020 70.4% +4.8%
2021 70.7% +0.4%
2022 70.1% -0.9%
2023 70.2% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.1% 21.7% 63.6% 7
2000s 51.0% 32.9% 67.5% 10
2010s 64.0% 61.1% 67.1% 10
2020s 70.3% 70.1% 70.7% 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 8 Austria 73.9% compare
  2. 9 Mongolia 72.3% compare
  3. 10 Sweden 71.5% compare
  4. 12 Australia 69.4% compare
  5. 13 North Macedonia 69.1% compare
  6. 14 Kazakhstan 69.0% compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies and other transfers in Lithuania?
Subsidies and other transfers in Lithuania was 70.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1997.
How does Lithuania rank for subsidies and other transfers?
Lithuania ranks 11th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,500 data points, 1972–2024
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Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.