Health spending as a share of total government spending in Lithuania
Lithuania: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 12.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Lithuania, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Lithuania stood at 12.7%.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Lithuania peaked at 14.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2005.
That places Lithuania 67th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Lithuania?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Lithuania was 12.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Lithuania ranks 67th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.