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Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · Eurostat released 21 Oct 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2024
39.4%
+5.0 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2024
14.7%
+4.7 pts since 1995
Healthcare · 2024
5.80%
+1.7 pts since 1995
Defence · 2024
2.60%
+1.4 pts since 1995
Education · 2024
5.50%
+0.3 pts since 1995
Debt interest · 2024
0.80%
-1.1 pts since 2000
Gross debt · 2025
39.5%
of GDP · +18 pts since 1998
Population · 2025
2.9m
-20.4% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Lithuania yet.
Welfare rose from 10.0% to 17.8% of GDP between 1995 and 2009, then fell to 14.7% by 2024.
Healthcare rose from 4.1% to 5.8% of GDP between 1995 and 2024.
Defence fell from 1.2% to 0.9% of GDP between 1995 and 2012, then rose to 2.6% by 2024.
Education rose from 5.2% to 6.7% of GDP between 1995 and 1999, then fell to 5.5% by 2024.
Debt interest rose from 1.9% to 2.1% of GDP between 2000 and 2012, then fell to 0.8% by 2024.
Total spending fell from 34.4% to 33.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2017, then rose to 39.4% by 2024.
Gross debt fell from 21.7% to 14.6% of GDP between 1998 and 2008, then rose to 39.5% by 2025.
Population fell from 3.6 million in 1995 to 2.9 million in 2025; the UN projects 2.3 million by 2050.