Government debt in Lithuania
Government debt in Lithuania was equal to 39.3% of GDP at the end of 2025.
Lithuania, 2025
39.3%
Change from 2024
+1.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
21st of 27
Government debt in Lithuania over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lithuania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.3% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 37.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 42.4%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Lithuania has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.
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