Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) was 77.76 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Lithuania, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 77.76 0-100 for government effectiveness - governance score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Lithuania peaked at 77.76 0-100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.06 0-100, in 1998.
That places Lithuania 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 48.39 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 48.06 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 49.37 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 63.22 0-100 | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 67.16 0-100 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 63.94 0-100 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 65.11 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 63.02 0-100 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 61.59 0-100 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 59.67 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 63.99 0-100 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 64.73 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 64.92 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.04 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 67.4 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 69.25 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 70.73 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 69.72 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 68.29 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 70.59 0-100 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 70.33 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 70.69 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.45 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 71.88 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 72.04 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.08 0-100 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 77.76 0-100 | +5.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 77.76 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.88 0-100, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 77.76 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.35 0-100, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +28.1% | 49.37 0-100 | 63.22 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.22 0-100 | 48.06 0-100 | 48.39 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.9 0-100 | 49.37 0-100 | 67.16 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.3 0-100 | 64.73 0-100 | 70.73 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.15 0-100 | 70.69 0-100 | 77.76 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance score in Lithuania?
- Government effectiveness - governance score in Lithuania was 77.76 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 77.76 0-100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.06 0-100 in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
- Lithuania ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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