Lithuania vs Poland
Lithuania vs Poland: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 39.5% of GDP in Lithuania and 59.7% of GDP in Poland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 20.2 percentage points, or 1.51 times that in Lithuania.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1998.
- In 2025, Lithuania ranked 107 and Poland ranked 57 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Lithuania at 57% of GDP and Poland at 82% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Lithuania | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.5 | 59.7 |
| 2024 | 38 | 54.9 |
| 2023 | 37.1 | 49.5 |
| 2022 | 38.3 | 48.8 |
| 2021 | 43.3 | 53 |
| 2020 | 45.9 | 56.6 |
| 2019 | 35.6 | 45.2 |
| 2018 | 33.3 | 48.2 |
| 2017 | 39.1 | 50.4 |
| 2016 | 39.8 | 54.1 |
| 2015 | 42.4 | 51.1 |
| 2014 | 40.7 | 51.1 |
| 2013 | 38.9 | 56.9 |
| 2012 | 39.9 | 54.5 |
| 2011 | 37.5 | 54.8 |
| 2010 | 36.7 | 53.8 |
| 2009 | 27.9 | 49.7 |
| 2008 | 14.6 | 46.6 |
| 2007 | 15.9 | 44.4 |
| 2006 | 17.3 | 47.1 |
| 2005 | 17.6 | 46.5 |
| 2004 | 18.6 | 45 |
| 2003 | 20.4 | 46.2 |
| 2002 | 22.1 | 41.4 |
| 2001 | 22.9 | 37 |
| 2000 | 23.5 | 36.3 |
| 1999 | 28 | 39.2 |
| 1998 | 21.7 | 38.6 |
| 1997 | – | 42.6 |
| 1996 | – | 43 |
| 1995 | – | 48.6 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Lithuania | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44.7 | 66.6 |
| 2027 | 48.3 | 70.7 |
| 2028 | 50.1 | 73.7 |
| 2029 | 53.1 | 77 |
| 2030 | 55.1 | 79.8 |
| 2031 | 57 | 82 |
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
Lithuania vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyLithuania: 76 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLithuania: 95% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionLithuania: 4.14% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateLithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthLithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLithuania: 69.1% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageLithuania: 42.1 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLithuania: 19.9% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateLithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLithuania: $2.74B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personLithuania: $1,035 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLithuania: 37,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerLithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025