Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lithuania
Lithuania: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 65.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lithuania, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lithuania stood at 65.0%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lithuania peaked at 74.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2005.
That places Lithuania 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.3% | — |
| 2001 | 70.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.9% | 60.7% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 65.1% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 65.0% | 68.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lithuania?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lithuania was 65.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Lithuania ranks 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.