Lithuania's Informal Economy Size

INFORMAL ECONOMY SIZE AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP (%)


An informal economy (informal sector or shadow economy) is the part of any economy that is neither officially taxed nor monitored. Read more about the World Economics Informal Economy database

The size of Lithuania's informal economy is estimated to be 20.9% which represents approximately $35 billion at GDP PPP levels.

Lithuania's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: Quarterly Informal Economy Survey (QIES) by World Economics, London


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Afghanistan 72.9% E
Zimbabwe 64.1% E
Nigeria 57.2% E
Myanmar 52.0% E
Nicaragua 50.6% D
Benin 50.5% C
Bolivia 50.2% E
Georgia 49.5% B
Panama 49.0% D
Cambodia 48.1% E
Azerbaijan 47.9% E
Haiti 47.9% E
Central African Republic 47.6% E
Paraguay 46.8% D
Gabon 46.6% E
Peru 46.5% D
Guatemala 46.3% C
Tanzania 44.9% D
Congo, Rep. 44.4% E
Congo, Dem. Rep 44.2% E
Gambia 44.0% D
Honduras 43.7% E
Ukraine 43.3% B
Thailand 42.5% D
Niger 41.9% D
Armenia 41.2% B
Angola 41.0% E
Chad 40.9% E
Uruguay 40.9% B
Liberia 40.2% E
Zambia 40.2% D
Tajikistan 39.5% E
Eswatini 39.2% D
Madagascar 38.9% E
Comoros 38.7% D
Sierra Leone 38.3% D
Sudan 36.9% E
Moldova 36.8% B
Cote d'Ivoire 36.6% C
Senegal 36.6% C
Kazakhstan 36.4% D
North Macedonia 36.1% B
El Salvador 36.0% C
Sri Lanka 35.7% C
Ghana 35.2% C
Burundi 34.9% E
Belarus 34.6% C
Tunisia 34.6% D
Turkmenistan 34.3% D
Philippines 34.1% B
Kenya 33.5% C
Brazil 33.4% B
Ecuador 33.4% D
Suriname 33.1% C
Pakistan 32.7% D
Mozambique 32.2% D
Papua New Guinea 32.2% E
Guinea 32.1% E
Serbia 32.1% C
Guinea-Bissau 32.0% E
Malawi 32.0% C
Uganda 32.0% D
Ethiopia 31.9% E
Libya 31.6% E
Bosnia and Herzegovina 31.5% D
Togo 31.2% C
Kyrgyzstan 30.7% D
Cabo Verde 30.5% C
Lebanon 30.4% C
Burkina Faso 30.3% C
Jamaica 30.3% D
Mali 30.2% E
Mexico 30.2% C
Croatia 30.0% B
Brunei 29.9% C
Lesotho 29.6% D
Argentina 29.5% C
Türkiye 29.4% B
Colombia 29.3% B
Trinidad and Tobago 29.2% C
Bulgaria 29.1% B
Dominican Republic 29.0% B
Egypt 28.8% D
Algeria 28.7% C
Botswana 28.7% C
Rwanda 28.7% C
Cameroon 28.6% D
Mauritania 28.5% C
Malta 28.2% B
Uzbekistan 28.2% D
Nepal 28.0% E
Albania 27.9% C
Guyana 27.4% D
Bangladesh 27.1% D
Costa Rica 27.0% B
India 26.9% C
Morocco 26.9% B
Yemen, Rep. 26.7% E
Malaysia 26.6% B
Romania 26.6% B
Bahamas, The 26.5% C
Namibia 26.5% B
Russia 26.0% B
South Africa 24.8% B
Cyprus 24.2% B
Hungary 23.9% B
Korea, Rep. 23.4% A
Bhutan 23.0% E
United Arab Emirates 23.0% B
Indonesia 22.8% C
Laos 22.8% E
Estonia 22.6% A
Greece 22.2% B
Slovenia 21.7% A
Poland 21.6% A
Vietnam 21.5% E
Mauritius 21.3% B
Saudi Arabia 21.3% C
Chile 21.0% B
Lithuania 20.9% A
Italy 20.7% A
Latvia 20.4% A
Spain 20.2% A
Taiwan 19.7% A
Belgium 18.8% A
Kuwait 18.7% D
Portugal 17.6% A
Oman 17.3% B
Israel 16.9% B
Mongolia 16.3% B
Bahrain 16.2% D
Qatar 16.0% D
Czechia 15.8% A
France 15.7% A
Hong Kong 14.7% C
Jordan 14.6% B
Slovak Republic 13.6% A
Finland 13.4% A
Norway 12.9% A
Sweden 12.5% A
Iceland 12.4% A
China 12.1% C
Australia 11.6% A
Canada 11.4% A
Denmark 11.4% A
Ireland 11.2% A
United Kingdom 10.8% A
Singapore 10.6% A
Germany 10.4% A
Japan 10.3% A
New Zealand 9.9% A
Netherlands 9.4% A
Luxembourg 9.3% A
United States 7.3% A
Austria 7.2% A
Switzerland 6.9% A


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