Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Lithuania, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 2.2% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 124.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 5.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
That places Lithuania 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.3% | — |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +217.8% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -30.6% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -72.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +90.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.3% | 5.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 5 |
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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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Lithuania?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Lithuania was 2.2% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.