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Based on preliminary data, in 2024, expenditures on pensions made up EUR 5.8 billion, or by 13 per cent more than in 2023.
In 2024, expenditures on pensions, compared to the gross domestic product, made up 7.4 per cent, or by 0.4 percentage point more than in 2023.

According to revised data, in 2023, in Lithuania, the amount of EUR 774.7 million was allocated for R&D activities. Compared to 2022, R&D expenditures increased by EUR 64.4 million, or by 9.1 per cent. In 2023, as in 2022, R&D expenditure accounted for 1.05 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP in the higher education and government sectors made up 0.61 per cent (in 2022, 0.52 per cent), in the business sector – 0.44 per cent (in 2022, 0.53 per cent).
In 2024, R&D expenditures in the higher education and government sectors amounted to EUR 486.8 million – an increase by EUR 38 million (8.5 per cent) compared to 2023. As in the previous year, the majority of R&D expenditures (EUR 359.3 million, or 73.8 per cent) were allocated to the higher education sector. In 2024, R&D expenditures accounted for 0.62 per cent of the GDP in the higher education and government sectors (in 2023, 0.61 per cent).

In I quarter 2025, accommodation establishments accommodated 787.6 thousand tourists, which is by 9.7 per cent more compared to the same period in 2024. The number of foreign tourists accommodated totalled 209.6 thousand (by 13.9 per cent less), that of Lithuania’s residents – 578 thousand (by 21.9 per cent more).

In January 2025, the country’s accommodation establishments received by 1.5 per cent, in February – by 17.5, and in March – by 10.2 per cent more tourists than in the respective months in 2024.

In I quarter 2025, the number of overnight stays totalled 2 million 48 thousand, or by 37.7 per cent more than in the same period a year ago. One guest stayed in an accommodation establishment for, on average, 2.6 nights.

In I quarter 2025, investments in long-term tangible assets in the country amounted to EUR 2.3 billion and, compared to I quarter 2024, increased by 8.1 per cent at constant prices.

In April 2025, the number of passengers who arrived at and departed from Lithuanian airports amounted to 602.1 thousand, which is by 11.7 per cent more than in the same period last year.

In April 2025, the amount of goods handled in Klaipėda State Seaport and Būtingė Terminal totalled 3.8 million tonnes, and compared to the respective period of 2024, increased by 6.8 per cent.

In April 2025, there were 253 road traffic accidents in which people were injured, which is by 25.9 per cent more than in the same period of 2024, accordingly, by 23.9 per cent more injured, by 42.9 per cent more deaths.

In 2024, compared to 2021, the share of single-mother or single-father households in which at least one of the children was unable to replace at least some worn-out clothing with new ones due to a lack of funds decreased from 9.5 per cent in 2021 to 1.3 per cent in 2024.
However, the proportion of single-mother or single-father households in which at least of the children could not participate in school trips or events due to a lack of funds increased from 0.5 per cent in 2021 to 4.5 per cent in 2024.