Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Lithuania, 1995–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Lithuania stood at 51.9%.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 77.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1999.
That places Lithuania 40th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 45.3% | — |
| 1996 | 51.2% | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 55.2% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1% | 43.1% | 55.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 44.4% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 63.7% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 51.9% | 77.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6459 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,288 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5706 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,805 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2294 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 7,561 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.203 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Lithuania?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Lithuania was 51.9% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1999.
- How does Lithuania rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 40th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).