Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Lithuania
Lithuania: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.786 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Lithuania, 1795–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Lithuania stood at 0.786.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Lithuania peaked at 0.85 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.016, in 1848.
Lithuania ranks 30th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 | 0.019 | — |
| 1796 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.018 | -5.3% |
| 1827 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.016 | -11.1% |
| 1849 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.026 | +62.5% |
| 1856 | 0.029 | +11.5% |
| 1857 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.035 | +20.7% |
| 1866 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.032 | -8.6% |
| 1874 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.035 | +9.4% |
| 1883 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.037 | +5.7% |
| 1894 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.033 | -10.8% |
| 1899 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.048 | +45.5% |
| 1901 | 0.047 | -2.1% |
| 1902 | 0.047 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.047 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.048 | +2.1% |
| 1905 | 0.067 | +39.6% |
| 1906 | 0.108 | +61.2% |
| 1907 | 0.109 | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 0.107 | -1.8% |
| 1909 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.108 | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.106 | -1.9% |
| 1915 | 0.105 | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.098 | -6.7% |
| 1918 | 0.155 | +58.2% |
| 1919 | 0.163 | +5.2% |
| 1920 | 0.473 | +190.2% |
| 1921 | 0.575 | +21.6% |
| 1922 | 0.582 | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 0.583 | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 0.574 | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.527 | -8.2% |
| 1927 | 0.143 | -72.9% |
| 1928 | 0.141 | -1.4% |
| 1929 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.141 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.14 | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.141 | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.116 | -17.7% |
| 1938 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.12 | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 0.096 | -20.0% |
| 1941 | 0.093 | -3.1% |
| 1942 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.1 | +7.5% |
| 1947 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.099 | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.102 | +3.0% |
| 1951 | 0.103 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.105 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.106 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.095 | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 0.092 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.101 | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.109 | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.108 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.107 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.106 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.109 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.117 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.144 | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 0.145 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.176 | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.797 | +352.8% |
| 1991 | 0.791 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.799 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.811 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.828 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.824 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.827 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.824 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.827 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.822 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.816 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.814 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.819 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.822 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.824 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.846 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.85 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.847 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.839 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.826 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.829 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.836 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.825 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.808 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.818 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.817 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.802 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.793 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.785 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.798 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.786 | -1.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.786 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.786 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 5 |
| 1800s | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0186 | 0.018 | 0.019 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.018 | 0.018 | 0.018 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0176 | 0.016 | 0.018 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0222 | 0.016 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.032 | 0.029 | 0.035 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0329 | 0.032 | 0.035 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0344 | 0.032 | 0.035 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0356 | 0.033 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0735 | 0.047 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1162 | 0.098 | 0.163 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4313 | 0.141 | 0.583 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1338 | 0.116 | 0.141 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0959 | 0.093 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1043 | 0.102 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0951 | 0.092 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1068 | 0.101 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1225 | 0.106 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8156 | 0.791 | 0.828 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8223 | 0.814 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8295 | 0.808 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7928 | 0.785 | 0.802 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 273.38 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.1754 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 199.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 155.84 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1411 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Lithuania?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Lithuania was 0.786 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 in 2010.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1848.
- How does Lithuania rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Lithuania ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.