Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 37.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lithuania, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lithuania is 37.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lithuania peaked at 39.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2005.
Lithuania ranks 17th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.9% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 29.1% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 34.7% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.4% | 38.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More poverty & inequality data for Lithuania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,187 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5439 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lithuania?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lithuania was 37.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Lithuania ranks 17th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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