NORTHERN EUROPE

Lithuania

Vilnius · pop. 3M · Lithuanian · euro

Trajectories

economic complexity

#30

Climbing the complexity rankings, from #43 in 1995.

2024 · 0.83

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers30

when	value	change
1995	0.62
1996	0.67	+0.04 pts
1997	0.61	−0.06 pts
1998	0.57	−0.04 pts
1999	0.53	−0.04 pts
2000low	0.49	−0.05 pts
2001	0.52	+0.03 pts
2002	0.52	0 pts
2003	0.51	−0.01 pts
2004	0.59	+0.08 pts
2005	0.63	+0.04 pts
2006	0.65	+0.02 pts
2007	0.68	+0.03 pts
2008	0.69	+0.01 pts
2009	0.66	−0.03 pts
2010	0.75	+0.09 pts
2011	0.78	+0.03 pts
2012	0.80	+0.02 pts
2013	0.80	0 pts
2014	0.86	+0.06 pts
2015	0.85	−0.01 pts
2016	0.83	−0.02 pts
2017	0.86	+0.03 pts
2018	0.90	+0.04 pts
2019	0.92	+0.02 pts
2020	0.91	−0.01 pts
2021high	0.94	+0.02 pts
2022	0.92	−0.02 pts
2023	0.89	−0.02 pts
2024latest	0.83	−0.07 pts

economic momentum

$29.4K

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $29.4K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers30

when	value	change
1995low	$2,183
1996	$2,341	+7.2%
1997	$2,844	+21.5%
1998	$3,181	+11.8%
1999	$3,128	−1.7%
2000	$3,301	+5.5%
2001	$3,533	+7.0%
2002	$4,148	+17.4%
2003	$5,507	+32.8%
2004	$6,735	+22.3%
2005	$7,857	+16.7%
2006	$9,210	+17.2%
2007	$12.3K	+33.5%
2008	$15.0K	+21.6%
2009	$11.9K	−20.7%
2010	$11.8K	−0.2%
2011	$14.3K	+20.6%
2012	$14.3K	+0.2%
2013	$15.6K	+9.4%
2014	$16.4K	+5.2%
2015	$14.3K	−13.2%
2016	$14.9K	+4.7%
2017	$16.8K	+12.5%
2018	$19.2K	+14.6%
2019	$19.6K	+1.9%
2020	$20.4K	+4.2%
2021	$23.9K	+16.8%
2022	$25.1K	+5.1%
2023	$27.8K	+10.8%
2024latest	$29.4K	+5.8%

prices

0.7%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 0.7%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers33

when	value	change
1992high	1,021%
1993	410%	−610 pts
1994	72.3%	−338 pts
1995	39.6%	−32.6 pts
1996	24.6%	−15.0 pts
1997	8.9%	−15.7 pts
1998	5.1%	−3.81 pts
1999	0.7%	−4.34 pts
2000	1.0%	+0.25 pts
2001	1.4%	+0.39 pts
2002	0.3%	−1.09 pts
2003low	−1.1%	−1.42 pts
2004	1.2%	+2.30 pts
2005	2.7%	+1.49 pts
2006	3.7%	+1.08 pts
2007	5.7%	+2.00 pts
2008	10.9%	+5.19 pts
2009	4.5%	−6.47 pts
2010	1.3%	−3.13 pts
2011	4.1%	+2.81 pts
2012	3.1%	−1.04 pts
2013	1.0%	−2.04 pts
2014	0.1%	−0.94 pts
2015	−0.9%	−0.99 pts
2016	0.9%	+1.79 pts
2017	3.7%	+2.82 pts
2018	2.7%	−1.02 pts
2019	2.3%	−0.36 pts
2020	1.2%	−1.13 pts
2021	4.7%	+3.48 pts
2022	19.7%	+15.0 pts
2023	9.1%	−10.6 pts
2024latest	0.7%	−8.40 pts

demographic curve

1.1 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead.

2024 · 1.1

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)

the numbers65

when	value	change
1960high	2.6
1961	2.5	−1.2%
1962	2.5	−3.2%
1963	2.4	−4.1%
1964	2.3	−3.0%
1965	2.2	−2.2%
1966	2.2	−0.4%
1967	2.2	+0.5%
1968	2.2	+0.4%
1969	2.3	+2.7%
1970	2.4	+4.3%
1971	2.4	+0.4%
1972	2.3	−2.9%
1973	2.2	−5.1%
1974	2.2	−0.5%
1975	2.2	−1.4%
1976	2.2	0.0%
1977	2.1	−1.8%
1978	2.1	−2.8%
1979	2.0	−1.4%
1980	2.0	−2.9%
1981	2.0	−0.5%
1982	2.0	−0.5%
1983	2.1	+6.6%
1984	2.1	−1.4%
1985	2.1	+0.5%
1986	2.1	+1.9%
1987	2.1	−0.5%
1988	2.0	−4.3%
1989	2.0	−2.0%
1990	2.0	+2.5%
1991	2.0	−1.0%
1992	2.0	−2.0%
1993	1.7	−11.7%
1994	1.6	−9.8%
1995	1.6	−1.3%
1996	1.5	−3.9%
1997	1.5	−1.3%
1998	1.5	−0.7%
1999	1.5	0.0%
2000	1.4	−4.8%
2001	1.3	−7.2%
2002	1.2	−4.7%
2003	1.3	+2.4%
2004	1.3	+0.8%
2005	1.3	+1.6%
2006	1.3	+3.1%
2007	1.4	+2.3%
2008	1.4	+6.6%
2009	1.5	+3.4%
2010	1.5	0.0%
2011	1.6	+3.3%
2012	1.6	+3.2%
2013	1.6	−0.6%
2014	1.6	−1.3%
2015	1.6	+3.8%
2016	1.6	0.0%
2017	1.6	−3.7%
2018	1.5	−2.5%
2019	1.4	−6.5%
2020	1.4	−4.9%
2021	1.4	0.0%
2022	1.3	−6.6%
2023	1.2	−7.1%
2024latest	1.1	−5.9%

Metrics

population

3M

136 of 176

REST Countries · UN data
gdp

$80B

80 of 170

World Bank · latest available
gdp per capita

$27,786

39 of 170

World Bank · latest available
military spending

$2B

62 of 151

SIPRI via World Bank
military % of gdp

2.7%

28 of 148

SIPRI via World Bank
area

65K km²

126 of 176

REST Countries
population density

46.2 /km²

113 of 176

zuhd — derived from population and area
life expectancy

77.0 yr

62 of 175

World Bank · latest available
internet access

89%

49 of 166

ITU via World Bank
co₂ per capita

4.5 t

51 of 163

World Bank · Climate Watch
urbanisation

69%

70 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
fertility rate

1.1

162 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
foreign-born share

6.1%

69 of 167

World Bank · UN DESA
remittances % of gdp

1.2%

97 of 155

World Bank · IMF BOP
r&d % of gdp

1.0%

37 of 123

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
researchers per million

3,704

26 of 118

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
scientific articles / yr

3.1K

66 of 168

NSF / World Bank
high-tech exports %

17%

37 of 153

World Bank · UN Comtrade
gini inequality

36.0

78 of 139

World Bank · PovcalNet
youth unemployment

14%

91 of 166

ILO via World Bank
democracy (v-dem)

0.71

27 of 163

V-Dem via Our World in Data
clean government

63

29 of 164

Transparency International via Our World in Data
press freedom

20.1

25 of 163

RSF via Our World in Data
human development

0.895

32 of 164

UNDP via Our World in Data
refugees hosted

54K

62 of 150

UNHCR via Our World in Data
refugees produced

111

129 of 152

UNHCR via Our World in Data