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Public social spending as share of GDP in Lithuania

Lithuania: Public social spending as share of GDP was 16.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.9%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
32nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2009
All-time low
13.0%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Public social spending as share of GDP in Lithuania, 1996–2023

051015201996200920231996: 13 % of GDP1997: 13.7 % of GDP1998: 14.9 % of GDP1999: 16.1 % of GDP2000: 15.4 % of GDP2001: 14.5 % of GDP2002: 14.3 % of GDP2003: 14.3 % of GDP2004: 13.2 % of GDP2005: 13.7 % of GDP2006: 13.8 % of GDP2007: 14.8 % of GDP2008: 16.6 % of GDP2009: 21.8 % of GDP2010: 19.5 % of GDP2011: 17.3 % of GDP2012: 16.4 % of GDP2013: 15.4 % of GDP2014: 15.6 % of GDP2015: 15.8 % of GDP2016: 15.6 % of GDP2017: 15.3 % of GDP2018: 16.2 % of GDP2019: 16.9 % of GDP2020: 21.1 % of GDP2021: 19.3 % of GDP2022: 17.4 % of GDP2023: 16.9 % of GDP

Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 16.9% for public social spending as share of gdp in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public social spending as share of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 21.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1996.

That places Lithuania 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.4% 13.0% 16.1% 4
2000s 15.2% 13.2% 21.8% 10
2010s 16.4% 15.3% 19.5% 10
2020s 18.7% 16.9% 21.1% 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 29 Romania 17.6% compare
  2. 30 Estonia 17.2% compare
  3. 31 Australia 17.1% compare
  4. 33 Israel 16.3% compare
  5. 34 Switzerland 16.0% compare
  6. 35 South Korea 15.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public social spending as share of gdp in Lithuania?
Public social spending as share of gdp in Lithuania was 16.9% in 2023, according to OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1996.
How does Lithuania rank for public social spending as share of gdp?
Lithuania ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
Is public social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
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Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.