Lithuania — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 32 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Lithuania, the central government deficit reading stood at −2.8% of GDP in 2025. Against −2.5% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.3 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −2.94% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1970–2025
- Quarterly data, 2005–2026
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.8 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -2.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -2.2 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -2.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -2.8 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -7.1 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -0.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -8.4 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.5 % of GDP |