Lithuania GDP Growth Rate

In 2015, Lithuania became the 19th member of Euro Area. Lithuania’s service sector constitutes the largest share of GDP with information and communication technologies being the fastest growing. Also, in recent years Lithuania has shifted towards a knowledge-based economy: several companies produce sophisticated biotech products like pharmaceutical substances, components for molecular diagnostics and laser equipment. On the expenditure side, household consumption is the main component of GDP and accounts for 63 percent of its total use, followed by gross fixed capital formation (19 percent) and government expenditure (17 percent). Exports of goods and services account for 81 percent while imports account for 79 percent, adding 2 percent of total GDP. On a production side, the wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food service activities sector is the most important and accounts for around 32 percent to total GDP. It follows by industry (23 percent of total GDP); manufacturing (19 percent); public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities (14 percent); construction (7 percent); real estate activities (6 percent); professional, scientific and technical activities and administrative and support services (6 percent); information and communication (3 percent); agriculture (4 percent); financial and insurance (2 percent); and arts, entertainment and recreation, repair of household goods and other services (2 percent).