Interest payments in Lithuania
Lithuania: Interest payments was 1.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Lithuania, 1993–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1.5% for interest payments in 2023.
That represents a change of up 44.1% on the previous year and down 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Lithuania peaked at 5.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
That places Lithuania 133rd out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Lithuania
- Arms imports 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 21.9% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 29.0% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 31.0% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.1% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 1.9% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 9.9% (2024)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2024)
- Compensation of employees 15.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Lithuania?
- Interest payments in Lithuania was 1.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for interest payments?
- Lithuania ranks 133rd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.