Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States in Lithuania
Lithuania: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States was -52.06 Percentage in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States in Lithuania, 1995–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded -52.06 Percentage for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states in 2016.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states in Lithuania peaked at -49.27 Percentage in 2014 and was at its lowest, -74.87 Percentage, in 1995.
That places Lithuania 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -74.87 Percentage | — |
| 1996 | -74.48 Percentage | -0.5% |
| 1997 | -73.06 Percentage | -1.9% |
| 1998 | -72.12 Percentage | -1.3% |
| 1999 | -71.82 Percentage | -0.4% |
| 2000 | -71.89 Percentage | +0.1% |
| 2001 | -68.73 Percentage | -4.4% |
| 2002 | -67.69 Percentage | -1.5% |
| 2003 | -65.38 Percentage | -3.4% |
| 2004 | -66.28 Percentage | +1.4% |
| 2005 | -65.14 Percentage | -1.7% |
| 2006 | -62.31 Percentage | -4.3% |
| 2007 | -59.87 Percentage | -3.9% |
| 2008 | -58.09 Percentage | -3.0% |
| 2009 | -60.69 Percentage | +4.5% |
| 2010 | -57.18 Percentage | -5.8% |
| 2011 | -53.08 Percentage | -7.2% |
| 2012 | -51.88 Percentage | -2.3% |
| 2013 | -49.66 Percentage | -4.3% |
| 2014 | -49.27 Percentage | -0.8% |
| 2015 | -50.91 Percentage | +3.3% |
| 2016 | -52.06 Percentage | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -73.27 Percentage | -74.87 Percentage | -71.82 Percentage | 5 |
| 2000s | -64.61 Percentage | -71.89 Percentage | -58.09 Percentage | 10 |
| 2010s | -52.01 Percentage | -57.18 Percentage | -49.27 Percentage | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 19.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1503 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,954 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 12.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6912 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 22,782 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6117 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 20,161 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states in Lithuania?
- Gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states in Lithuania was -52.06 Percentage in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was -49.27 Percentage in 2014.
- What is the lowest gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -74.87 Percentage in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
- Lithuania ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Figure illustrates the gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States. The gap is calculated by taking a country's GDP per hour worked minus that of the US, divided by US GDP per hour worked. A positive gap suggests the country is more productive (has higher GDP per hour worked) than the US.