Food exports in Lithuania
Lithuania: Food exports was 19.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Lithuania, 1992–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Lithuania stood at 19.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Lithuania peaked at 23.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2002.
That places Lithuania 89th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Food exports in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.6% | — |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | -20.7% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 12.4% | 23.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 16.5% | 20.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 86 Syrian Arab Republic 21.0% compare
- 87 Solomon Islands 20.1% compare
- 88 Papua New Guinea 19.7% compare
- 90 Lebanon 19.1% compare
- 91 Spain 18.6% compare
- 92 Serbia 18.6% compare
More private sector data for Lithuania
- Merchandise trade 95.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 49.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 60.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 41.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,410 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4372 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 16,964 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Lithuania?
- Food exports in Lithuania was 19.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2002.
- How does Lithuania rank for food exports?
- Lithuania ranks 89th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.