Taxes on goods and services in Lithuania
Lithuania: Taxes on goods and services was 12.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Lithuania, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Lithuania is 12.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Lithuania peaked at 15.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2004.
Lithuania ranks 50th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.2% | — |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.7% | 15.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.2% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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 taxes on goods and services in Lithuania?
- Taxes on goods and services in Lithuania was 12.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2004.
- How does Lithuania rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Lithuania ranks 50th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.