Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) was 70.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Lithuania, 1993–2023
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 (% of expense) in Lithuania, year by year
| 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% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 70.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 70.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.8%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +77.6% | 34.4% | 61.1% |
| 1995 | -48.6% | 56.7% | 29.1% |
| 1998 | +38.7% | 21.7% | 30.1% |
| 1997 | -28.0% | 30.2% | 21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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.