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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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
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
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.