GERD as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
38th
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023
GERD as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 1.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1996.
Lithuania ranks 38th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
GERD as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5% | — |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 70% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 138.73 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.37 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 62.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
- How does Lithuania rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 38th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release