Government debt, quarterly in Lithuania
Government debt in Lithuania was equal to 43.8% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the highest since Q3 2021.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Lithuania, Q2 2026
43.8%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
+1.7percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
20th of 28
Government debt, quarterly 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 43.8%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 42.1%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 39.3% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 40.5% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 38.9% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 40.2% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 37.8% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 37.8% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 36.9% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 38.5% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 36.7% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 36.6% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 38.0% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 38.7% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 39.4% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 38.0% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 40.0% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 39.9% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 43.3% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 44.1% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 43.3% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 43.7% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 44.9% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 44.0% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 40.1% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 32.2% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 35.3% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 34.9% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 35.3% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 33.3% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 33.4% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 34.3% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 34.5% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 35.6% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 39.1% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 38.9% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 41.3% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 38.8% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 42.1% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 36.7%, the figure has changed by +7.1 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Lithuania has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.