Government and power in Lithuania
Who leads Lithuania, how the World Bank's governance indicators score it, how many women sit in parliament and government, what the state spends and taxes, and the official bodies that hold power to account. System of government: Unitary republic.
Who leads Lithuania?
- Head of state: Gitanas Nausėda (President of the Republic of Lithuania)
- Head of government: Inga Ruginienè (Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania)
- Foreign minister: Kęstutis Budrys (Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania)
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.
Governance scores
The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators combine surveys of households and firms with assessments by public, private and non-governmental bodies. Each score runs from 0 to 100; higher means the sources rate governance better. They measure perceptions, and each has a margin of error.
- Voice and accountability
- Measures how far citizens can choose their government, and freedom of expression, association and the media.
- Political stability and absence of violence
- Measures the likelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence, including terrorism.
- Government effectiveness
- Measures the quality of public services and the civil service, and how independent they are from political pressure.
- Regulatory quality
- Measures the government's ability to make and carry out policies that let the private sector develop.
- Rule of law
- Measures confidence in and respect for the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts.
- Control of corruption
- Measures how far public power is used for private gain, including petty and grand corruption and "capture" of the state by elites.
How does Lithuania score on voice and accountability?
Voice and accountability: 79.3 out of 100 in 2025, 24th highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 74.2). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 74.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Lithuania score on political stability?
Political stability and absence of violence: 82 out of 100 in 2025, 40th highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 73.5). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 81.9.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Lithuania score on government effectiveness?
Government effectiveness: 77.8 out of 100 in 2025, 23rd highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 69.4). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 70.7.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Lithuania score on regulatory quality?
Regulatory quality: 77.4 out of 100 in 2025, 17th highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 66.2). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 76.9.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Lithuania score on the rule of law?
Rule of law: 81.2 out of 100 in 2025, 22nd highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 70.8). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 72.9.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow does Lithuania score on control of corruption?
Control of corruption: 68.6 out of 100 in 2025, 32nd highest of 193 UN member states with a score (regional median 60.7). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was 61.6.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many women are in Lithuania's parliament?
Women held 28.4% of seats in the national parliament (single or lower chamber) in 2025, 85th highest of 184 countries with data. Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union, via the World Bank.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many of Lithuania's ministers are women?
Women held 35.7% of ministerial posts in 2025, 35th highest of 190.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow much does the government of Lithuania spend?
Central government spending (expense) was 33.9% of GDP in 2023.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow much tax does the government of Lithuania collect?
Central government tax revenue was 21.9% of GDP in 2024, 28th highest of 92.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow much does Lithuania spend on the military?
Military spending was 3.1% of GDP in 2025, 26th highest of 149 (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, via the World Bank).
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow big are the armed forces of Lithuania?
Armed forces personnel numbered 37,000 in 2020.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow good are Lithuania's official statistics?
The World Bank's Statistical Performance Indicator, which scores how well a country's official statistics system works, was 89.4 out of 100 in 2024, 21st highest of 187.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many births are registered in Lithuania?
100.0% of births of children under 5 were registered with a civil authority (2020).
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow many people in Lithuania use the internet?
89.2% of people used the internet in 2024.
Source: World Bank · saved copyOfficial bodies that hold power in Lithuania
Government
- Government of the Republic of LithuaniaGovernment meeting agendas, resolutions and official news.
Parliament
- SeimasDraft laws, sitting transcripts, votes and member information of the Seimas.
Elections
- Central Electoral CommissionElection and referendum results, candidate information and political party financing data.
Courts
- Supreme Court of LithuaniaJudgments and case-law reviews of the highest court in civil and criminal cases.
- Constitutional CourtRulings on the constitutionality of laws and other legal acts.
Public audit
- National Audit Office of LithuaniaAudit reports on state budget, public institutions and the use of EU funds.
Ombudsman
- Seimas Ombudspersons' OfficeInvestigations into complaints about officials and reports on human-rights monitoring.
Lobbying register
- Chief Official Ethics CommissionThe lobbying activity register and public officials' declarations of private interests.
Public contracts
- Public Procurement OfficeProcurement rules, oversight and contract data; tenders are run on the CVP IS system.
Laws and the official gazette
- Register of Legal ActsThe official register in which Lithuanian legal acts are published, with consolidated texts.
Government below the national level
- Regional development councils (10): Made up of mayors, councillors and state representatives
- Municipalities – savivaldybės (60): Council and mayor (meras) directly elected every four years
- Elderships – seniūnijos (about 545): Elder (seniūnas) is a career civil servant appointed by the municipal administration
- Seniūnaitija (neighbourhood/village area): Seniūnaitis chosen by local residents
How local power works in Lithuania
Places in Lithuania
Sources
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Voice and accountability (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 70f2804fd1e2…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Political stability and absence of violence (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1317de0c85e1…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Government effectiveness (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a775e808dc65…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Regulatory quality (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 83b57e36ff8c…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Rule of law (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0bccc3c054e8…)
- World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators: Control of corruption (governance score 0-100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3b15a5340cdd…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Seats held by women in national parliament (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1ae1dc13981a…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Women in ministerial positions (SG.GEN.MNST.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a4e448a5b8bd…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Central government spending (GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 808094019f50…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Tax revenue (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08c94b750f31…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Military spending (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a7f6913a783b…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Armed forces personnel (MS.MIL.TOTL.P1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fa4663c743ba…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Statistical Performance Indicator (overall score) (IQ.SPI.OVRL), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 08ac7cde9129…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: Births registered (SP.REG.BRTH.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f8d443034ba7…)
- World Bank: World Development Indicators: People using the internet (IT.NET.USER.ZS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0d78dc658329…)
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