Lithuania’s trade deficit widened to EUR 0.334 billion in January 2026 from EUR 0.318 billion in the corresponding month a year earlier, as both exports and imports declined. Exports fell 7.5% year-on-year to EUR 2.909 billion, weighed down by decreased sales of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (-16.5%), miscellaneous chemical products (-30.5%), and plastics and articles thereof (-12.9%). Meanwhile, imports dropped 6.4% to EUR 3.244 billion due to decreased purchases of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (-14.5%), organic chemicals (-38.1%), and iron and steel (-25.5%). In January, exports declined to the United States (-48.3%), the United Kingdom (-21.8%), Estonia (-10.7%), Latvia (-6.8%), and Poland (-3.3%), while imports also fell from Saudi Arabia (-69.3%), the United States (-28.3%), France (-14.3%), and China (-6.2%). source: Statistics Lithuania

Lithuania recorded a trade deficit of 334.20 EUR Million in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Lithuania averaged -232.57 EUR Million from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 126.10 EUR Million in December of 2020 and a record low of -948.90 EUR Million in December of 2022. This page provides - Lithuania Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Lithuania Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Lithuania recorded a trade deficit of 334.20 EUR Million in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Lithuania is expected to be -700.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Lithuania Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -1480.00 EUR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-06 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Dec €-0.506B €-0.504B € -0.69B
2026-03-10 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan €-0.334B €-0.506B €-0.4B
2026-04-09 06:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Feb €-0.334B

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Exports 2909.40 2855.70 EUR Million Jan 2026
Imports 3243.60 3361.40 EUR Million Jan 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -334.20 -505.70 EUR Million Jan 2026
External Debt 73693.11 69189.75 EUR Million Sep 2025
Tourism Revenues 401.80 218.50 EUR Million Sep 2025
Tourist Arrivals 552.50 392.10 Thousand Sep 2025


Lithuania Balance of Trade
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-334.20 -505.70 126.10 -948.90 1994 - 2026 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Lithuania Trade Deficit Widens in January
Lithuania’s trade deficit widened to EUR 0.334 billion in January 2026 from EUR 0.318 billion in the corresponding month a year earlier, as both exports and imports declined. Exports fell 7.5% year-on-year to EUR 2.909 billion, weighed down by decreased sales of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (-16.5%), miscellaneous chemical products (-30.5%), and plastics and articles thereof (-12.9%). Meanwhile, imports dropped 6.4% to EUR 3.244 billion due to decreased purchases of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (-14.5%), organic chemicals (-38.1%), and iron and steel (-25.5%). In January, exports declined to the United States (-48.3%), the United Kingdom (-21.8%), Estonia (-10.7%), Latvia (-6.8%), and Poland (-3.3%), while imports also fell from Saudi Arabia (-69.3%), the United States (-28.3%), France (-14.3%), and China (-6.2%).
2026-03-10
Lithuania Trade Deficit Narrows in December
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.
2026-02-06
Lithuania Trade Deficit Widens in November
Lithuania’s trade deficit widened to EUR 0.510 billion in November 2025 from EUR 0.445 billion in the corresponding month a year ago, as imports rose at a much faster pace than exports. Imports grew by 3.1% year-on-year to EUR 3.634 billion amid increased purchases of mineral fuels, mineral oils and their distillation products (7.6%) and machinery and mechanical equipment and their parts (7.3%). Meanwhile, exports rose by 1.4% to EUR 3.123 billion, mainly supported by strong sales of mineral fuels, mineral oils and their distillation products (20%) and fertilizers (31.3%). In the January-November period, the country’s trade deficit expanded to EUR 5.944 billion from EUR 3.967 billion in the same period last year, with exports down 0.8% and imports up 4.4%. Over this period, imports increased from Poland (2.9%), Germany (8.1%), Latvia (7.9%), China (20.4%), and the Netherlands (7.7%), while exports dropped to the Netherlands (-3.4) and the US (-4.6%).
2026-01-09