Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 12.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Lithuania, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 12.2% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Lithuania peaked at 45.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2021.
That places Lithuania 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.9% | — |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +175.9% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 41.6% | +78.7% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 35.7% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -55.7% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +69.8% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +22.0% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | -13.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 12.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 56% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 12.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 56% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +175.9% | 6.9% | 18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 6.9% | 45.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 33.3% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.1% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 6.0% | 14.1% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 17.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 60.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 41.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 28.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,410 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Lithuania?
- Travel services in Lithuania was 12.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for travel services?
- Lithuania ranks 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.