Public budgets

Lithuania: public budget

What Lithuania's government raised and what it spent it on, from the figures its own budget laws or a statistics office publish. Solon places every figure on the same international classification, so it can be compared with any other place.

General government, 2016

Outturn: what came in and was spent

General government: central, state and local government and social security funds together, consolidated so that money passed between them is counted once, as Eurostat's government finance statistics (ESA 2010) count it.

Amounts in USD, converted from EUR at 2016's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$14.83B · 34.5% of GDP
Spending
$14.81B · 34.5% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
$14.5M · 0% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Lithuania, 2016: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Lithuania, 2016: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection35.6$5.28B
Education13.9$2.06B
Health13.8$2.05B
General public services12.5$1.86B
Economic affairs10$1.48B
Defence4.3$636.36M
Public order and safety4.3$631.04M
Recreation, culture and religion3$439.55M
Environmental protection1.5$228.91M
Housing and community amenities1.1$157.62M
Social protection$5.28B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age48.5$2.56B
Sickness and disability33$1.74B
Family and children8.2$434.79M
Unemployment4$212.64M
Survivors2.6$139.25M
Social exclusion n.e.c.2$105.27M
Social protection n.e.c.1.2$63.65M
Housing0.4$21.92M
R&D Social protection0$0
Education$2.06B
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education38.2$786.01M
Pre-primary and primary education19.3$396.16M
Tertiary education17.5$359.85M
Education not definable by level7.9$161.83M
Education n.e.c.5.8$119.21M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education5.6$115.45M
R&D Education4.8$99.73M
Subsidiary services to education0.9$18.82M
Health$2.05B
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services45.9$939.87M
Outpatient services32.5$664.36M
Medical products, appliances and equipment16.4$335.5M
Health n.e.c.4$80.91M
Public health services1.2$24.68M
R&D Health0.1$1.33M
General public services$1.86B
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs41.5$771.29M
Public debt transactions36.6$679.3M
General services10.7$198.69M
Basic research8.3$153.53M
General public services n.e.c.2.5$45.94M
Foreign economic aid0.5$8.52M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0$0
Economic affairs$1.48B
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport51.2$756.01M
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting21.4$315.8M
General economic, commercial and labour affairs12.4$182.86M
Fuel and energy10.6$156.4M
Economic affairs n.e.c.1.4$20.03M
Other industries1.3$19.37M
Communication1.1$16.82M
Mining, manufacturing and construction0.7$10.29M
R&D Economic affairs0$110.69K
Defence$636.36M
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence81.2$516.7M
Defence n.e.c.18.5$117.55M
Civil defence0.2$1.44M
R&D Defence0.1$664.14K
Public order and safety$631.04M
Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Police services36.4$229.9M
Law courts18.6$117.11M
Public order and safety n.e.c.16.6$104.82M
Fire-protection services16.4$103.5M
Prisons11.9$75.16M
R&D Public order and safety0.1$553.45K
Recreation, culture and religion$439.55M
Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Cultural services66.5$292.33M
Recreational and sporting services17.9$78.48M
Broadcasting and publishing services11.2$49.15M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.2.3$10.29M
Religious and other community services2.1$9.3M
Environmental protection$228.91M
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Waste management70.7$161.83M
Environmental protection n.e.c.20.7$47.49M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape3.9$8.86M
Pollution abatement3.8$8.63M
Waste water management0.9$1.99M
R&D Environmental protection0$110.69K
Housing and community amenities$157.62M
Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Community development59.8$94.2M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.16.1$25.35M
Street lighting15.1$23.8M
Housing development8.1$12.84M
Water supply0.9$1.44M

Where the money comes from

Lithuania, 2016: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Lithuania, 2016: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social contributions36.2$5.37B
Taxes on sales, production and imports34.3$5.08B
Taxes on income and wealth16.4$2.43B
Sales, fees and charges6.7$996.65M
Other transfers received3.4$505.63M
Capital transfers and taxes received1.5$227.69M
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)1.5$216.51M
Taxes on sales, production and imports$5.08B
Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Value added tax66$3.35B
Not broken down, or fitting no category34$1.73B
Taxes on income and wealth$2.43B
Taxes on income and wealth, in detail, as a share of it
Taxes on income and wealth, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Taxes on income99.1$2.41B
Other taxes on wealth and income0.9$21.03M

Over the years

32.9 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99533.2 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99638.3 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99738 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99837.9 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99936.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00033.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00133.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00232.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00332.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00433.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00534.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00634.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00735 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00835.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00936.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01034.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01133.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01233 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01333.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01434.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01534.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01633.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01734.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01835 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01935.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02036.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02136.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02236.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02338.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02439.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02534.4 % of GDPSpending · 1,99536.4 % of GDPSpending · 1,99650 % of GDPSpending · 1,99741 % of GDPSpending · 1,99840.7 % of GDPSpending · 1,99939.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,00037.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00135.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00233.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,00333.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,00434.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00534.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,00635.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,00738.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00844.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,00943 % of GDPSpending · 2,01040.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,01136.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,01235.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,01335 % of GDPSpending · 2,01435.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,01534.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,01633.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,01733.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01834.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,01942.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,02037.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,02136.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,02237.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,02339.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,024
Lithuania: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
Lithuania: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
PeriodRevenue (% of GDP)Spending (% of GDP)
1,99532.934.4
1,99633.236.4
1,99738.350
1,9983841
1,99937.940.7
2,00036.239.4
2,00133.637.1
2,00233.235.1
2,00332.333.6
2,00432.533.9
2,00533.834.1
2,00634.134.4
2,00734.535.3
2,0083538.1
2,00935.744.8
2,01036.143
2,01134.240.1
2,01233.536.6
2,0133335.7
2,01433.235
2,01534.435.2
2,01634.534.5
2,01733.833.4
2,01834.333.8
2,0193534.6
2,02035.942.3
2,02136.237.3
2,02236.136.5
2,02336.837.2
2,02438.439.4
2,02539.4
Where these figures come from

Series read from Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) on 2026-11-11.

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