External balance on goods and services in Lithuania
Lithuania: External balance on goods and services was 3.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Lithuania, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, external balance on goods and services in Lithuania stood at 3.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.3% on the previous year and up 491.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Lithuania peaked at 9.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -13.1%, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 50th out of 193 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.
External balance on goods and services in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -10.7% | — |
| 1996 | -9.3% | -12.6% |
| 1997 | -10.1% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | -11.4% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | -10.0% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | -6.2% | -38.2% |
| 2001 | -5.5% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | -5.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | -5.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | -7.0% | +21.5% |
| 2005 | -7.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | -10.3% | +42.4% |
| 2007 | -13.1% | +27.3% |
| 2008 | -11.6% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | -1.8% | -84.9% |
| 2010 | -2.0% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | -2.7% | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -122.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +137.6% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +32.5% |
| 2015 | -1.0% | -151.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -173.8% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +215.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +183.4% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +72.4% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -50.9% |
| 2022 | -2.1% | -147.3% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -284.3% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +40.9% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | -29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -10.3% | -11.4% | -9.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | -7.4% | -13.1% | -1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -2.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -2.1% | 9.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 19.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1503 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,954 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 12.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6912 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 22,782 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6117 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 20,161 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Lithuania?
- External balance on goods and services in Lithuania was 3.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.1% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Lithuania ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 491.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.