External health expenditure channeled through government in Lithuania
Lithuania: External health expenditure channeled through government was 73.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Lithuania, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure channeled through government in Lithuania is 73.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Lithuania peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Lithuania 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | -37.8% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | — |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +78.4% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | -14.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 73.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.3%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -100.0% | 71.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 78.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 0.0% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 73.8% | 86.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Lithuania?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Lithuania was 73.8% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Lithuania rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Lithuania ranks 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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