Expense in Lithuania
Lithuania: Expense was 33.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Lithuania, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 33.9% for expense in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Lithuania peaked at 48.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1993.
Lithuania ranks 42nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 17.1% | 48.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 31.0% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 31.1% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 33.9% | 38.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 170.04 million current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 184.05 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 9.09 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 10.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.94 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 28,232 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 30,500 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 81.56 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Lithuania?
- Expense in Lithuania was 33.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for expense?
- Lithuania ranks 42nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.