Lithuania — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Lithuania, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Lithuania was 7.60% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 7.73% in 2021. The lowest was 5.48% in 2004 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.86% per year.
Lithuania ranks 71 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 38%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Lithuania sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 22%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 29 of 51 economies; Tajikistan (7.44%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 17% in 2009. That is 9% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 81 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 55th of 184 in 2000 → 66th of 188 in 2010 → 80th of 189 in 2020 → 20th of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 7.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 7.24% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 7.73% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 7.42% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 6.94% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 6.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 6.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 6.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 6.47% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 6.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 6.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 6.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 6.54% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 6.91% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 7.34% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 6.29% | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 5.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 5.86% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 5.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 5.48% | -0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 6.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 6.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 6% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 6.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lithuania’s Health spending in 2001?
6% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Lithuania’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +22.8% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 7.6%; 2023: 7.32%; 2022: 7.24%; 2021: 7.73%; 2020: 7.42%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.