{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lt-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lt-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lt-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share/","title":"Lithuania Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Lithuania's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 25.5 % of current health expenditure in 2024, -0.7pp YoY.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Lithuania","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Lithuania","temporal_coverage":"2016/2024","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Lithuania Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"9"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Lithuania"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Lithuania (2024)","value":"25.5","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Lithuania Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":29.91},{"period":"2017","value":29.43},{"period":"2018","value":27.41},{"period":"2019","value":27.83},{"period":"2020","value":26.97},{"period":"2021","value":24.36},{"period":"2022","value":26.29},{"period":"2023","value":26.22},{"period":"2024","value":25.54}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"25.5","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"26.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"26.3","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"24.4","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"27.0","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"27.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"27.4","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"29.4","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"29.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Lithuania. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2016–2024 (9 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 29.9 % of current health expenditure in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 24.4 in 2021. The latest reading of 25.5 in 2024 represents a change of -0.7pp."}]}