Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Lithuania
Lithuania: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 5.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 outside in Lithuania is 5.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Lithuania peaked at 5.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1993.
That places Lithuania 169th 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 outside in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8% | — |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -66.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +85.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +143.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -62.1% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +508.7% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -34.4% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +28.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +3.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 5.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 52% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 5.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 37% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 | +508.7% | 0.5% | 2.8% |
| 1995 | +143.6% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 4.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 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 outside in Lithuania?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Lithuania was 5.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Lithuania ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.