Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 3.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Lithuania, 1995–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 3.2% for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.0% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 8.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2009.
Lithuania ranks 71st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9% | — |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +97.4% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +97.1% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +128.4% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -37.1% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -35.7% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -75.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +234.6% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +51.5% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -44.9% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | -126.6% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -413.3% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +44.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -63.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -55.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +237.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +160.1% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -52.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +39.2% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +15.3% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 0.9% | 8.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | -1.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 7.9% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.648 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 21,357 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5735 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,900 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3607 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,888 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 12,538 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Lithuania?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Lithuania was 3.2% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2009.
- How does Lithuania rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.