Government spending in Lithuania
Government spending in Lithuania was equal to 41.1% of GDP in 2025.
Lithuania, 2025
41.1%
Change from 2024
+1.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
26th of 30
Government spending in Lithuania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lithuania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.1% | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | 47.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8 percentage points from 39.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 35.2%, the figure has changed by +5.9 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Lithuania has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.