Belarus vs Lithuania
Belarus vs Lithuania: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 31.3% of GDP in Belarus and 39.5% of GDP in Lithuania, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Lithuania, by 8.2 percentage points, or 1.26 times that in Belarus.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Lithuania has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Belarus.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 124 and Lithuania ranked 107 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belarus at 27% of GDP and Lithuania at 57% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Belarus | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024 | 38.7 | 38 |
| 2023 | 40.7 | 37.1 |
| 2022 | 40.8 | 38.3 |
| 2021 | 41.2 | 43.3 |
| 2020 | 47.5 | 45.9 |
| 2019 | 41 | 35.6 |
| 2018 | 47.5 | 33.3 |
| 2017 | 53.2 | 39.1 |
| 2016 | 53.5 | 39.8 |
| 2015 | 53 | 42.4 |
| 2014 | 38.8 | 40.7 |
| 2013 | 36.9 | 38.9 |
| 2012 | 37 | 39.9 |
| 2011 | 58.2 | 37.5 |
| 2010 | 36.8 | 36.7 |
| 2009 | 32.6 | 27.9 |
| 2008 | 20.3 | 14.6 |
| 2007 | 15.8 | 15.9 |
| 2006 | 12.3 | 17.3 |
| 2005 | 8.1 | 17.6 |
| 2004 | 9.2 | 18.6 |
| 2003 | – | 20.4 |
| 2002 | – | 22.1 |
| 2001 | – | 22.9 |
| 2000 | – | 23.5 |
| 1999 | – | 28 |
| 1998 | – | 21.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Belarus | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31.1 | 44.7 |
| 2027 | 30.2 | 48.3 |
| 2028 | 29.5 | 50.1 |
| 2029 | 28.4 | 53.1 |
| 2030 | 27.7 | 55.1 |
| 2031 | 27 | 57 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belarus vs Lithuania
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Lithuania: 76 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Lithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Lithuania: 95% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Lithuania: 4.14% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Lithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Lithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Lithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Lithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Lithuania: 69.1% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Lithuania: 42.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Lithuania: 19.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Lithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Lithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Lithuania: $2.74B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Lithuania: $1,035 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Lithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Lithuania: 37,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Lithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Lithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024