Current account balance in Lithuania
Lithuania: Current account balance was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Lithuania, 1995–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.9% for current account balance in 2025.
The figure is down 70.9% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Lithuania peaked at 7.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -15.3%, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -7.8% | — |
| 1996 | -8.6% | +10.5% |
| 1997 | -9.7% | +12.6% |
| 1998 | -11.5% | +19.2% |
| 1999 | -10.8% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | -5.8% | -46.1% |
| 2001 | -4.7% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | -5.0% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | -6.8% | +34.7% |
| 2004 | -7.8% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | -7.3% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | -10.7% | +45.6% |
| 2007 | -15.3% | +43.6% |
| 2008 | -13.6% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -116.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -91.2% |
| 2011 | -3.7% | -1962.5% |
| 2012 | -1.6% | -56.4% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -206.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +107.7% |
| 2015 | -2.5% | -171.0% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | -59.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -207.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -71.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +1105.7% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +93.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -79.7% |
| 2022 | -6.1% | -516.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -117.9% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +196.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -70.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9.7% | -11.5% | -7.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | -7.5% | -15.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -3.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -6.1% | 7.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 12,538 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8922 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 29,405 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7895 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 26,022 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.5373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Lithuania?
- Current account balance in Lithuania was 0.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.3% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for current account balance?
- Lithuania ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.