Food imports in Lithuania
Lithuania: Food imports was 13.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Lithuania, 1992–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, food imports in Lithuania stood at 13.1%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Lithuania peaked at 14.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2002.
That places Lithuania 117th 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 imports in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.7% | — |
| 1994 | 9.7% | -16.6% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +34.7% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +32.5% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 9.7% | 13.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 114 Costa Rica 13.2% compare
- 115 Namibia 13.2% compare
- 116 Bulgaria 13.2% compare
- 118 Greece 13.1% compare
- 119 Bangladesh 13.0% compare
- 120 Saudi Arabia 13.0% compare
More private sector data for Lithuania
- Merchandise trade 95.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 49.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (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 imports in Lithuania?
- Food imports in Lithuania was 13.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2002.
- How does Lithuania rank for food imports?
- Lithuania ranks 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.