Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Lithuania
Lithuania: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 32.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Lithuania, 1995–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Lithuania is 32.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Lithuania peaked at 32.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2013.
Lithuania ranks 34th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27.7% | — |
| 1996 | 27.3% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +3.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 32.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 32.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 27.3% | 32.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 28.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 26.9% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.3% | 32.6% | 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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Lithuania?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Lithuania was 32.6% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Lithuania ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.