{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lt-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lt-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lt-government-debt-gdp/","title":"Lithuania Government Debt (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Lithuania's Government Debt (% of GDP): 39.5 % of GDP in 2025, +1.5pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10DD_EDPT1), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Lithuania","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Lithuania","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Lithuania Government Debt (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10DD_EDPT1/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Lithuania"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Lithuania (2025)","value":"39.5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Lithuania Government Debt (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":23.5},{"period":"2001","value":22.9},{"period":"2002","value":22.1},{"period":"2003","value":20.4},{"period":"2004","value":18.6},{"period":"2005","value":17.6},{"period":"2006","value":17.3},{"period":"2007","value":15.9},{"period":"2008","value":14.6},{"period":"2009","value":27.9},{"period":"2010","value":36.7},{"period":"2011","value":37.4},{"period":"2012","value":39.9},{"period":"2013","value":38.9},{"period":"2014","value":40.7},{"period":"2015","value":42.4},{"period":"2016","value":39.8},{"period":"2017","value":39.1},{"period":"2018","value":33.3},{"period":"2019","value":35.6},{"period":"2020","value":45.9},{"period":"2021","value":43.3},{"period":"2022","value":38.3},{"period":"2023","value":37.1},{"period":"2024","value":38},{"period":"2025","value":39.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"39.5","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"38.0","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"37.1","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"38.3","yoyChange":"-5.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"43.3","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"45.9","yoyChange":"+10.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"35.6","yoyChange":"+2.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"33.3","yoyChange":"-5.8pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"39.1","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"39.8","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"42.4","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"40.7","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"38.9","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"39.9","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"37.4","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"36.7","yoyChange":"+8.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"27.9","yoyChange":"+13.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"14.6","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"15.9","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"17.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Maastricht government debt (% of GDP) in Lithuania from 2000 to present. Show the Maastricht 60% threshold context and post-COVID deleveraging path. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 45.9 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 14.6 in 2008. The latest reading of 39.5 in 2025 represents a change of +1.5pp."}]}