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Lithuania · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Lithuania

Europe & Central Asia Capital Vilnius High income Nation age 790 years (since 1236) i LTU · LT
NationsTree Index 2025 i61.154th of 196 Tree height 2025 i8.0 msee ranking Military strength i44percentile
Population i2.9 m139th of 217 Area i65,290 km²124th of 216 GDP i$95.21 bn79th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$164.19 bn intl.88th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$56,838 intl.42nd of 199 Life expectancy i77.2 years84th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i76
Strength · trunk i56
Quality of life · crown i74
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i59
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i9
CSV

In short

Lithuania is 54th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 61.1 out of 100; its tree is 8.0 m tall.

It has 2.9 million people and an economy of $164.19 bn at purchasing power parity, 88th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Regulatory quality (19th of 205) and Physicians (19th of 174).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (143rd of 203), Unemployment (122nd of 187) and Inflation (112th of 180).

Over five years it fell from 28th to 54th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

41
Surface area ikm² 65,290 124th/216
Land area ikm² 62,590 121st/216
Population ipeople 2.9 m 139th/217
Population growth i% 0.02% 168th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 46.1 158th/216
Urban population i% 69.1% 95th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 14.5% 186th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 20.7% 32nd/217

Economy

60
GDP iUSD $95.21 bn 79th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $164.19 bn 88th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $141.09 bn 88th/199
GDP per person iUSD $32,959 52nd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $56,838 42nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $30,500 47th/201
GDP growth i% 2.9% 119th/210
Inflation i% 3.8% 112th/180
Unemployment i% 6.7% 122nd/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 39.5% 58th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.8% 71st/192

Main industries

53
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 2.3% 143rd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 22.1% 111th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.1% 62nd/192
Services i% of GDP 64.8% 55th/200

Trade

69
Exports of goods & services iUSD $69.49 bn 56th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $65.81 bn 60th/182
Exports i% of GDP 73.0% 23rd/183
Imports i% of GDP 69.1% 36th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 142.1% 24th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 13.6% 41st/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 60.0% 53rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 19.7% 76th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.8% 109th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 17.3% 44th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -1.0% 91st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.2% 66th/196

Natural resources

59
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.3% 145th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.02% 99th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.27% 86th/209
Arable land i% of land area 36.7% 16th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 5,460 66th/183

Tourism

60
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.3 m 60th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $834.0 m2004
Tourism receipts i% of exports 7.5%2004
Outbound trips idepartures 1.6 m 53rd/107

Society & health

72
Life expectancy iyears 77.2 84th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 3.4 24th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.47 19th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 5.7 17th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 89% 110th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 97.9% 19th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 104.9% 42nd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 81.9%2008
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 32.0% 33rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.6% 72nd/193
Adult literacy i% 99.8%2011
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 75.6% 41st/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.895 39th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 36.0 65th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 1.1% 52nd/108

Infrastructure & digital

66
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 96.7% 44th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 96.4% 19th/144
Internet users i% of population 89.2% 64th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 139 45th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 27.8 68th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.50 38th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 1,919 52nd/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 29,256 151st/161

Environment & energy

60
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.49 143rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 33.2% 75th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 10.7 50th/200
Forest area i% of land area 35.4% 94th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,552 42nd/149

Institutions & safety

80
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 77.8 26th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 68.6 37th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 81.2 23rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 82.0 47th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 77.4 19th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 79.3 25th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.6 82nd/145

Military

61
Military expenditure iUSD $2.95 bn 56th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.1% 30th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 7.6% 43rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 37,000 82nd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 2.48% 20th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 29.0 m 81st/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 3.0 m 53rd/65

Science & innovation

57
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.05% 39th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 58 81st/137
Scientific articles iarticles 2,673 68th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Grand Duchy of Lithuania unified by Mindaugas (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Lithuania — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/lithuania. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Lithuania — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/lithuania. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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