Country

Lithuania

EU member state since 2004 · world profile (World Bank data)

Best rank in the EU 1st burglaries, of 24

Where it stands out

rank among EU countries

Best ranks

  1. Burglaries 1st of 24
  2. Emissions 3rd of 27
  3. Tertiary educated 5th of 27

Lowest ranks

  1. Travel by car 27th of 27
  2. Unable to keep warm 26th of 27
  3. Income inequality 26th of 27

Map

10 regions

 

Boundaries: Registrų centras, simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025

Lithuania EU average

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1995 Lithuania: 1,420 EU average: 14,910 1996 Lithuania: 1,840 EU average: 15,600 1997 Lithuania: 2,510 EU average: 16,010 1998 Lithuania: 2,840 EU average: 16,670 1999 Lithuania: 2,930 EU average: 17,420 2000 Lithuania: 3,570 EU average: 18,420 2001 Lithuania: 3,940 EU average: 19,270 2002 Lithuania: 4,410 EU average: 19,930 2003 Lithuania: 4,880 EU average: 20,400 2004 Lithuania: 5,420 EU average: 21,250 2005 Lithuania: 6,320 EU average: 22,110 2006 Lithuania: 7,340 EU average: 23,320 2007 Lithuania: 8,990 EU average: 24,680 2008 Lithuania: 10,220 EU average: 25,390 2009 Lithuania: 8,530 EU average: 24,230 2010 Lithuania: 8,930 EU average: 25,090 2011 Lithuania: 10,260 EU average: 25,880 2012 Lithuania: 11,120 EU average: 25,980 2013 Lithuania: 11,780 EU average: 26,260 2014 Lithuania: 12,400 EU average: 26,860 2015 Lithuania: 12,860 EU average: 27,810 2016 Lithuania: 13,490 EU average: 28,510 2017 Lithuania: 14,870 EU average: 29,680 2018 Lithuania: 16,300 EU average: 30,680 2019 Lithuania: 17,520 EU average: 31,740 2020 Lithuania: 17,890 EU average: 30,560 2021 Lithuania: 20,190 EU average: 33,330 2022 Lithuania: 23,690 EU average: 36,180 2023 Lithuania: 25,880 EU average: 38,450 2024 Lithuania: 27,350 EU average: 40,110 2025 Lithuania: 29,170 EU average: 41,700 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2025

Lithuania EU average

-20 -10 0 10 20 1996 Lithuania: 5 EU average: 1.8 1997 Lithuania: 8.3 EU average: 2.7 1998 Lithuania: 7.5 EU average: 3 1999 Lithuania: -1.1 EU average: 3 2000 Lithuania: 3.4 EU average: 3.9 2001 Lithuania: 6.5 EU average: 2.1 2002 Lithuania: 6.7 EU average: 1 2003 Lithuania: 10.6 EU average: 0.9 2004 Lithuania: 6.5 EU average: 2.5 2005 Lithuania: 7.7 EU average: 1.9 2006 Lithuania: 7.4 EU average: 3.5 2007 Lithuania: 11.1 EU average: 3.1 2008 Lithuania: 2.6 EU average: 0.6 2009 Lithuania: -14.8 EU average: -4.3 2010 Lithuania: 0.4 EU average: 2.1 2011 Lithuania: 6.3 EU average: 1.9 2012 Lithuania: 4.4 EU average: -0.8 2013 Lithuania: 4 EU average: 0 2014 Lithuania: 3.8 EU average: 1.6 2015 Lithuania: 2.8 EU average: 2.4 2016 Lithuania: 2.7 EU average: 1.9 2017 Lithuania: 4.6 EU average: 2.8 2018 Lithuania: 4.9 EU average: 2.1 2019 Lithuania: 4.7 EU average: 1.9 2020 Lithuania: 0 EU average: -5.5 2021 Lithuania: 6.4 EU average: 6.4 2022 Lithuania: 2.5 EU average: 3.6 2023 Lithuania: 0.7 EU average: 0.4 2024 Lithuania: 3 EU average: 1.3 2025 Lithuania: 2.9 EU average: 1.4 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 1996-2025

Lithuania EU average

-10 0 10 20 30 1996 Lithuania: 24.7 EU average: 0 1997 Lithuania: 10.3 EU average: 0 1998 Lithuania: 5.4 EU average: 0 1999 Lithuania: 1.4 EU average: 0 2000 Lithuania: 1.1 EU average: 0 2001 Lithuania: 1.5 EU average: 3.6 2002 Lithuania: 0.3 EU average: 2.7 2003 Lithuania: -1.1 EU average: 2.3 2004 Lithuania: 1.2 EU average: 2.5 2005 Lithuania: 2.7 EU average: 2.3 2006 Lithuania: 3.8 EU average: 2.3 2007 Lithuania: 5.8 EU average: 2.4 2008 Lithuania: 11.1 EU average: 3.7 2009 Lithuania: 4.2 EU average: 0.8 2010 Lithuania: 1.2 EU average: 1.8 2011 Lithuania: 4.1 EU average: 2.9 2012 Lithuania: 3.2 EU average: 2.6 2013 Lithuania: 1.2 EU average: 1.3 2014 Lithuania: 0.2 EU average: 0.4 2015 Lithuania: -0.7 EU average: 0.1 2016 Lithuania: 0.7 EU average: 0.2 2017 Lithuania: 3.7 EU average: 1.6 2018 Lithuania: 2.5 EU average: 1.8 2019 Lithuania: 2.2 EU average: 1.4 2020 Lithuania: 1.1 EU average: 0.7 2021 Lithuania: 4.6 EU average: 2.9 2022 Lithuania: 18.9 EU average: 9.2 2023 Lithuania: 8.7 EU average: 6.4 2024 Lithuania: 0.9 EU average: 2.6 2025 Lithuania: 3.4 EU average: 2.5 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2007-2025

Lithuania EU average

-40 -20 0 20 40 2007 Lithuania: 26.3 EU average: 8.5 2008 Lithuania: 9 EU average: 1.3 2009 Lithuania: -29.9 EU average: -3.7 2010 Lithuania: -7.4 EU average: 0.5 2011 Lithuania: 6.6 EU average: 0.6 2012 Lithuania: -0.2 EU average: -2.1 2013 Lithuania: 1.2 EU average: -1.7 2014 Lithuania: 6.4 EU average: 0.7 2015 Lithuania: 3.7 EU average: 2.3 2016 Lithuania: 5.4 EU average: 4.3 2017 Lithuania: 8.9 EU average: 4.8 2018 Lithuania: 7.3 EU average: 5 2019 Lithuania: 6.8 EU average: 4.9 2020 Lithuania: 7.3 EU average: 5.6 2021 Lithuania: 16 EU average: 8.4 2022 Lithuania: 19.1 EU average: 8 2023 Lithuania: 9.8 EU average: -0.3 2024 Lithuania: 9.7 EU average: 3.4 2025 Lithuania: 9.8 EU average: 5.5 2007 2013 2016 2019 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1995-2024

Lithuania EU average

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 1995 Lithuania: 0.43 EU average: 1.73 1996 Lithuania: 0.49 EU average: 1.72 1997 Lithuania: 0.53 EU average: 1.72 1998 Lithuania: 0.54 EU average: 1.73 1999 Lithuania: 0.5 EU average: 1.78 2000 Lithuania: 0.58 EU average: 1.81 2001 Lithuania: 0.67 EU average: 1.82 2002 Lithuania: 0.66 EU average: 1.83 2003 Lithuania: 0.66 EU average: 1.82 2004 Lithuania: 0.75 EU average: 1.79 2005 Lithuania: 0.75 EU average: 1.78 2006 Lithuania: 0.79 EU average: 1.8 2007 Lithuania: 0.8 EU average: 1.79 2008 Lithuania: 0.79 EU average: 1.87 2009 Lithuania: 0.83 EU average: 1.96 2010 Lithuania: 0.79 EU average: 1.96 2011 Lithuania: 0.91 EU average: 2 2012 Lithuania: 0.9 EU average: 2.06 2013 Lithuania: 0.95 EU average: 2.08 2014 Lithuania: 1.03 EU average: 2.09 2015 Lithuania: 1.04 EU average: 2.1 2016 Lithuania: 0.84 EU average: 2.1 2017 Lithuania: 0.9 EU average: 2.14 2018 Lithuania: 0.93 EU average: 2.17 2019 Lithuania: 0.99 EU average: 2.21 2020 Lithuania: 1.12 EU average: 2.28 2021 Lithuania: 1.1 EU average: 2.24 2022 Lithuania: 1.06 EU average: 2.22 2023 Lithuania: 1.04 EU average: 2.26 2024 Lithuania: 1.04 EU average: 2.24 1995 2005 2010 2015 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2007S2-2025S2

Lithuania EU average

0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 2007S2 Lithuania: 0.09 EU average: 0.15 2008S1 Lithuania: 0.09 EU average: 0.16 2008S2 Lithuania: 0.09 EU average: 0.17 2009S1 Lithuania: 0.1 EU average: 0.17 2009S2 Lithuania: 0.09 EU average: 0.17 2010S1 Lithuania: 0.12 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 Lithuania: 0.12 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 Lithuania: 0.12 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Lithuania: 0.12 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Lithuania: 0.13 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Lithuania: 0.13 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Lithuania: 0.14 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Lithuania: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Lithuania: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Lithuania: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Lithuania: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Lithuania: 0.12 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Lithuania: 0.12 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Lithuania: 0.12 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Lithuania: 0.11 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Lithuania: 0.11 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Lithuania: 0.11 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Lithuania: 0.11 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Lithuania: 0.13 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Lithuania: 0.13 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Lithuania: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Lithuania: 0.13 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Lithuania: 0.13 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Lithuania: 0.15 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Lithuania: 0.15 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Lithuania: 0.24 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Lithuania: 0.28 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Lithuania: 0.22 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Lithuania: 0.23 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Lithuania: 0.21 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Lithuania: 0.21 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Lithuania: 0.2 EU average: 0.29 2007S2 2013S2 2016S2 2019S2 2025S2

Economy

11 indicators
GDP per capita
29,170 €/inh.
+1,820 vs 2024
18th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
2.9 %
−0.1 vs 2024
8th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
3.4 %
+2.5 vs 2024
19th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
9.8 %
+0.1 vs 2024
8th of 26 EU countries
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
1.04 % of GDP
0 vs 2023
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.1955 €/kWh
−0.0154 vs 2025S1
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
33.3 % of GDP
+1.0 vs 2023
23rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 40.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Gas price
0.0684 €/kWh
+0.0017 vs 2025S1
6th of 23 EU countries
EU average 0.1228 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Government debt
39.5 %
+1.5 vs 2024
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 81.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Price level
78.2
+0.3 vs 2023
21st of 27 EU countries
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking
Budget balance
-1.8 %
−0.5 vs 2024
8th of 27 EU countries
EU average -3.1 %
2025 · country ranking

Labour

7 indicators
Employment
80.0 %
+0.8 vs 2024
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
6.9 %
−0.2 vs 2024
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Minimum wage
1,153 €
0 vs 2026S1
9th of 22 EU countries
2026S2 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
10.0 %
−1.5 vs 2023
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
2.5 %
+0.2 vs 2024
23rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
12.4 %
−2.3 vs 2024
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
39.2 h
0 vs 2024
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

7 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
64.3 years
+3.4 vs 2023
12th of 26 EU countries
EU average 65.2 years
2024 · country ranking
Doctors
467 per 100k
+5 vs 2023
7th of 26 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Infant mortality
2.9 ‰
+0.1 vs 2023
8th of 27 EU countries
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Obesity
18.3 %
+1.7 vs 2014
15th of 26 EU countries
EU average 16.0 %
2019 · country ranking
Population
2.9 mn
21st of 27 EU countries
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
76.7 years
+0.1 vs 2023
23rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.11
−0.07 vs 2023
25th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

8 indicators
Emissions
3.6 t/inh.
−0.4 vs 2023
3rd of 27 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Energy imports
66.0 %
−3.5 vs 2023
17th of 27 EU countries
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
462 kg
+16 vs 2023
8th of 20 EU countries
EU average 517 kg
2024 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
59.9 %
+10.9 vs 2024
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 49.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Organic farming
8.8 %
−0.2 vs 2023
15th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
28 per 100k
−23 vs 2022
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
38.5 %
+3.1 vs 2024
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 26.2 %
2025 · country ranking
Recycling
52.5 %
+3.2 vs 2023
7th of 20 EU countries
EU average 48.1 %
2024 · country ranking

Society

19 indicators
Health spending
7.6 %
0 vs 2024
20th of 25 EU countries (2024)
2025 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
49.9 %
+2.3 vs 2024
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
10.4 %
+0.6 vs 2024
21st of 27 EU countries
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
26.3 %
+0.5 vs 2024
24th of 27 EU countries
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
33.2
−0.5 vs 2024
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
89.3 %
+0.1 vs 2024
24th of 27 EU countries
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
4 per mn
−1 vs 2023
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
27.8 %
+1.5 vs 2024
21st of 27 EU countries
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
629 per 1,000
+31 vs 2024
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
5.9 %
−2.5 vs 2024
6th of 26 EU countries
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
16.7 %
−1.3 vs 2024
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
24 per 100k
−1 vs 2023
1st of 24 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
5.7 %
−0.5 vs 2024
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
86.5 %
−0.9 vs 2024
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Travel by car
91.0 %
−1.1 vs 2023
27th of 27 EU countries
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Health expenditure
5.8 % of GDP
+0.6 vs 2023
19th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
5.5 % of GDP
+0.4 vs 2023
8th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.3 /10
+0.1 vs 2024
17th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking
Digital skills
53.8 %
+0.9 vs 2023
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 1

NUTS 2 2

NUTS 3 10

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.