Tax revenue in Lithuania

Central government tax revenue in Lithuania was equal to 21.9% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1999.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1991 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Lithuania, 2024 21.9% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.5percentage points 2023: 21.3%
European Union, 2024 19.8% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 22.7% Middle value of 26 countries

Tax revenue in Lithuania over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period LithuaniaEuropean Union
2024 21.9% 19.8%
2023 21.3% 19.6%
2022 21.5% 19.9%
2021 21.3% 19.9%
2020 20.5% 19.6%
2019 20.1% 20.0%
2018 16.8% 19.9%
2017 16.8% 19.8%
2016 17.1% 19.7%
2015 16.8% 19.7%
2014 16.0% 19.9%
2013 15.8% 19.7%
2012 15.7% 19.3%
2011 15.7% 18.9%
2010 16.2% 18.7%
2009 17.0% 18.4%
2008 20.5% 19.2%
2007 20.4% 19.6%
2006 20.5% 19.3%
2005 19.7% 19.0%
2004 19.3% 18.7%
2003 19.0% 18.9%
2002 19.2% 19.1%
2001 19.4% 19.4%
2000 20.3% 19.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 21.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 16.0%, the figure has changed by +5.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.8%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 to 2024 for Lithuania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics