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Government debt in Lithuania

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Lithuania's government debt is 39.50 % — #36 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

39.50%

Checked 23 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.4 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Lithuania over time

45.90 %30.25 %14.60 %45.90 % · 202014.60 % · 20081998: 21.70 %1999: 28.00 %2000: 23.50 %2001: 22.90 %2002: 22.10 %2003: 20.40 %2004: 18.60 %2005: 17.60 %2006: 17.30 %2007: 15.90 %2008: 14.60 %2009: 27.90 %2010: 36.70 %2011: 37.50 %2012: 39.90 %2013: 38.90 %2014: 40.70 %2015: 42.40 %2016: 39.80 %2017: 39.10 %2018: 33.30 %2019: 35.60 %2020: 45.90 %2021: 43.30 %2022: 38.30 %2023: 37.10 %2024: 38.00 %2025: 39.50 %19982012202539.50 %
28 official observations, 1998 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#36 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
71 %
89 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.50 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
6.40 pp
peak 45.90 % in 2020
Full series
▲ 17.80 pp
since 1998

In Europe: #12 of 37vs median 54.70 %: −15.20 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Lithuania: ahead of 71 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtLithuania 39.50 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Lithuania is ahead of 71 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Lithuania
34 Moldova39.20 %−0.30 pp
35 Kyrgyzstan39.40 %−0.10 pp
36 Lithuania39.50 %—
37 Switzerland40.10 %+0.60 pp
38 Honduras40.30 %+0.80 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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