Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 13.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania stood at 13.8%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania peaked at 19.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2020.
That places Lithuania 42nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.2% | 13.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,538 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 350 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 58,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 42,492 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania was 13.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Lithuania ranks 42nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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