Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Lithuania
Lithuania: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 4.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Lithuania is 4.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Lithuania peaked at 4.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places Lithuania 196th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8% | — |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -68.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -81.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +174.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +780.0% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +33.7% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -32.8% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +2.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 40% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 42% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +780.0% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| 1996 | +174.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Lithuania?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Lithuania was 4.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Lithuania ranks 196th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.