Latvia vs Lithuania
Latvia vs Lithuania: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 2.1% a year in Latvia and 2.9% a year in Lithuania, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Lithuania, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.37 times that in Latvia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Lithuania has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Latvia.
- In 2025, Latvia ranked 99 and Lithuania ranked 81 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Latvia at 2% a year and Lithuania at 2.4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Latvia | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | -0 | 3 |
| 2023 | -0.9 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | -3.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 2014 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| 2012 | 7.3 | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 2010 | -3.7 | 0.3 |
| 2009 | -16 | -14.5 |
| 2008 | -3.4 | 2.2 |
| 2007 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
| 2006 | 12.8 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 11.6 | 8.2 |
| 2004 | 8.7 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 8.4 | 10.5 |
| 2002 | 7.7 | 6.5 |
| 2001 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| 2000 | 5.8 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | 2.8 | -1.1 |
| 1998 | 6.6 | 7.7 |
| 1997 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 2.3 | 5.2 |
| 1995 | -2.1 | – |
| 1994 | 2.2 | – |
| 1993 | -11.4 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Latvia | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 2027 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 2028 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| 2029 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 2030 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 2031 | 2 | 2.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- 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 143 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
Latvia vs Lithuania
Health
- Life expectancyLatvia: 76.2 years in 2023Lithuania: 76 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLatvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Lithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLatvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLatvia: 97.1% in 2022Lithuania: 95% in 2022
- DepressionLatvia: 3.5% in 2017Lithuania: 4.14% in 2017
- Suicide rateLatvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017Lithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLatvia: 1.88 million people in 2023Lithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023
- Population growthLatvia: -0.29% a year in 2023Lithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLatvia: 1.34 births per woman in 2023Lithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLatvia: 68.6% in 2025Lithuania: 69.1% in 2025
- Median ageLatvia: 43.1 years in 2023Lithuania: 42.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLatvia: 21.3% in 2023Lithuania: 19.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateLatvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Lithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLatvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025Lithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLatvia: $1.6B in 2025Lithuania: $2.74B in 2025
- Military spending per personLatvia: $929 in 2025Lithuania: $1,035 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLatvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Lithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLatvia: 9,000 people in 2020Lithuania: 37,000 people in 2020
- National powerLatvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Lithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLatvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Lithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLatvia: 19 million TIV in 2024Lithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLatvia: 1 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024