Merchandise trade in Lithuania
Lithuania: Merchandise trade was 95.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Lithuania, 1995–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 95.2% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Lithuania peaked at 145.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 1999.
Lithuania ranks 31st of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 80.2% | — |
| 1996 | 93.9% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 71.1% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 80.2% | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 89.2% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 104.8% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 111.3% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 104.6% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 114.5% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 120.5% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 138.5% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 144.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 145.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 138.0% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 128.9% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 121.9% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 130.2% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 128.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 125.0% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 115.2% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 127.0% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 143.8% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 113.8% | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | -13.1% |
| 2025 | 95.2% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.6% | 71.1% | 93.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 80.2% | 114.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.1% | 120.5% | 145.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.7% | 95.2% | 143.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More private sector data for Lithuania
- 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$), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 16,964 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Lithuania?
- Merchandise trade in Lithuania was 95.2% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 145.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 1999.
- How does Lithuania rank for merchandise trade?
- Lithuania ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.