Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 21.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Lithuania, 1991–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 21.9% for tax revenue in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Lithuania peaked at 22.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1993.
Lithuania ranks 39th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.3% | — |
| 1993 | 12.5% | -31.7% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | +50.2% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 21.5% | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +2.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 21.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 21.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +50.2% | 13.1% | 19.7% |
| 1993 | -31.7% | 18.3% | 12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 12.5% | 22.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.7% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.5% | 21.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 36 Armenia 22.4% compare
- 37 Portugal 22.3% compare
- 38 Seychelles 22.1% compare
- 40 Mozambique 21.8% compare
- 41 El Salvador 21.8% compare
- 42 East Timor 21.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Lithuania?
- Tax revenue in Lithuania was 21.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for tax revenue?
- Lithuania ranks 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.