Lithuania's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) was 4.04 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 972.38% from 376.79 million in 2015 (26.78% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4.04 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 4.56 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 376.79 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 5.41 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | -3.6 billion | 2008 |
| Average since 2016 | 3.5 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 200.62 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Lithuania's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 1.37 billion on 2024 (from 5.41 billion to 4.04 billion).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was +179.61 million and a typical year strayed about 1 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.86 billion in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.61 billion in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 492.22 million a year. A straight line explains 75% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Lithuania had the 35th highest value of the 95 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Lithuania in the 2025 ranking
- Belgium — 31st of 95: 10.51 billion
- Finland — 32nd of 95: 4.88 billion
- Brunei Darussalam — 33rd of 95: 4.61 billion
- Slovak Republic — 35th of 95: 3.75 billion
- Slovenia — 36th of 95: 2.8 billion
- Samoa — 37th of 95: -606.66 million
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 31 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,040,555,000 |
| 2024 | 5,409,432,000 |
| 2023 | 5,210,938,000 |
| 2022 | 4,527,951,000 |
| 2021 | 4,492,054,000 |
| 2020 | 4,560,410,000 |
| 2019 | 3,091,812,000 |
| 2018 | 1,684,758,000 |
| 2017 | 1,327,401,000 |
| 2016 | 621,517,000 |
External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Lithuania
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.88% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) — US$0 (2016)
- GDP (current LCU) — 84.26 billion (2025)
- GDP, linked series (current LCU) — 84.26 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$57.09 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 58.54 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (current international $) — 164.19 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) — 141.09 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 29,167 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lithuania's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU)?
- 4.04 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 1,914% from 200.62 million in 1995 (10.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.41 billion in 2024 and the lowest -3.6 billion in 2008.
- How does Lithuania rank?
- 35th highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Lithuania?
- In 2025, Lithuania's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 1.37 billion on 2024 (from 5.41 billion to 4.04 billion). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was +179.61 million and a typical year strayed about 1 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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