Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 11.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania is 11.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania peaked at 16.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2020.
Lithuania ranks 100th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.0% | — |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.4% | 16.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 11.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 97 Azerbaijan 11.9% compare
- 98 Bangladesh 11.9% compare
- 99 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.8% compare
- 101 Samoa 11.7% compare
- 102 Paraguay 11.7% compare
- 103 Togo 11.6% compare
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.53 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
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 11.7% in 2022, 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 16.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Lithuania ranks 100th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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