General government final consumption expenditure in Lithuania
Lithuania: General government final consumption expenditure was 19.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Lithuania, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 19.3% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Lithuania peaked at 25.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2018.
That places Lithuania 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.8% | — |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 23.6% | 25.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.5% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 19.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 17,777 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -21.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -24.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 0.2782 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0201 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 662.54 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Lithuania?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Lithuania was 19.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Lithuania ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.