Lithuania Balance of Trade

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

-505.7

Units In

EUR Million

-510.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 10, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 3 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
127.9 Dec 2020	-908.6 Jul 2025	-229.62 EUR Million	1994-2025	Statistics Lithuania

Lithuania exports mostly mineral products, machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment, chemicals and foodstuffs; and imports mineral products, machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment. In 2016, the largest trade deficits were recorded with Germany, Poland, Russia and Sweden, while the biggest trade surpluses were recorded with the United States, Estonia, the United Kingdom and Latvia.

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Lithuania’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 0.506 billion in December 2025 from EUR 0.632 billion in December 2024, as exports grew at a much faster pace than imports. Exports surged 8% year-on-year to EUR 2.856 billion, supported by strong increases in fertilizers (44.2%), optics, photography, cinematography, measuring, control, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus (6.8%), and pharmaceutical products (5.8%). Meanwhile, imports also rose by 2.6% year-on-year to EUR 3.361 billion, driven by higher purchases of electrical machinery and equipment (14%), land vehicles (10%), and machinery and mechanical equipment (7.5%). Over this period, exports rose to Ukraine (16.6%), Denmark (11.5%), United Kingdom (6.6%), Latvia (4.8%), and Poland (3.6%), while imports also increased from China (20.6%), United States (12%), Sweden (6.7%), Latvia (8.3%), and Germany (8.5%). However, for full-year 2025, the country’s trade deficit widened to EUR 6.525 billion from EUR 4.598 billion.