Lithuania’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 548.3 million in March 2026 from EUR 737 million in the same month last year, as exports rose while imports dropped. Exports increased by 2.7% year-on-year to EUR 3,352.5 million, driven by higher sales of fertilizers (26.7%), optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus (29.2%), and electrical machinery and equipment (9.1%). Imports fell by 2.5% to EUR 3,900.8 million due to reduced purchases of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (-27%) and articles of iron or steel (-25.7%). For the first quarter, the trade deficit narrowed to EUR 1,338.6 million from EUR 1,618.7 million in the same period a year ago, as imports (-3.9%) dropped more than exports (-1.6%). During this period, exports to Latvia (3.6%), Poland (12.2%), Germany (7.8%), and Netherlands (7.4%) rose, while imports from Germany (-3.7%), China (-2.8%), and Saudi Arabia (-37.7%) fell. source: Statistics Lithuania

Lithuania recorded a trade deficit of 548.30 EUR Million in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Lithuania averaged -233.96 EUR Million from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 126.10 EUR Million in December of 2020 and a record low of -948.90 EUR Million in December of 2022. This page provides - Lithuania Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Lithuania Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

Lithuania recorded a trade deficit of 548.30 EUR Million in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Lithuania is expected to be -600.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Lithuania Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -1480.00 EUR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-09 06:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Feb €-0.491B €-0.303B €-0.47B
2026-05-08 06:10 AM
Balance of Trade
Mar €-0.548B €-0.496B € -0.7B
2026-06-09 06:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Apr €-0.548B



Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Exports 3352.50 2881.30 EUR Million Mar 2026
Imports 3900.80 3377.60 EUR Million Mar 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -548.30 -496.30 EUR Million Mar 2026
External Debt 78414.96 74002.77 EUR Million Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues 182.80 401.80 EUR Million Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals 493.20 552.50 Thousand Dec 2025


Lithuania Balance of Trade
Lithuania exports mostly mineral products, machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment, chemicals and foodstuffs; and imports mineral products, machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment. In 2016, the largest trade deficits were recorded with Germany, Poland, Russia and Sweden, while the biggest trade surpluses were recorded with the United States, Estonia, the United Kingdom and Latvia.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-548.30 -496.30 126.10 -948.90 1994 - 2026 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Lithuania Trade Deficit Narrows in March
Lithuania’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 548.3 million in March 2026 from EUR 737 million in the same month last year, as exports rose while imports dropped. Exports increased by 2.7% year-on-year to EUR 3,352.5 million, driven by higher sales of fertilizers (26.7%), optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus (29.2%), and electrical machinery and equipment (9.1%). Imports fell by 2.5% to EUR 3,900.8 million due to reduced purchases of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (-27%) and articles of iron or steel (-25.7%). For the first quarter, the trade deficit narrowed to EUR 1,338.6 million from EUR 1,618.7 million in the same period a year ago, as imports (-3.9%) dropped more than exports (-1.6%). During this period, exports to Latvia (3.6%), Poland (12.2%), Germany (7.8%), and Netherlands (7.4%) rose, while imports from Germany (-3.7%), China (-2.8%), and Saudi Arabia (-37.7%) fell.
2026-05-08
Lithuania Trade Deficit Narrows in February
Lithuania’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 0.491 billion in February 2026 from EUR 0.564 billion in the same month a year earlier, as exports fell at a slower pace than imports. Exports declined by 1.6% year-on-year to EUR 2.870 billion, amid reduced shipments of cereals (-37.2%), iron and steel (-49.5%), and mineral fuels, mineral oils, and their distillation products (-5.6%). Meanwhile, imports dropped by a faster 3.4% to EUR 3.361 billion, mainly due to lower purchases of electrical machinery and equipment and their parts (-16.8%), machinery and mechanical equipment and their parts (-9.8%), and fertilizers (-62.6%). In the January–February period, the country’s trade deficit decreased to EUR 0.795 billion from EUR 0.882 billion in the same period last year, with exports and imports down 4.2% and 4.9%, respectively. Over this period, exports fell to the US (-44.0%), the UK (-10.8%), and Estonia (-10.5%), while imports declined most from Ukraine (-42.2%) and Belgium (-19.5%).
2026-04-09
Lithuania Trade Deficit Widens in January
Lithuania’s trade deficit widened to EUR 0.334 billion in January 2026 from EUR 0.318 billion in the corresponding month a year earlier, as both exports and imports declined. Exports fell 7.5% year-on-year to EUR 2.909 billion, weighed down by decreased sales of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (-16.5%), miscellaneous chemical products (-30.5%), and plastics and articles thereof (-12.9%). Meanwhile, imports dropped 6.4% to EUR 3.244 billion due to decreased purchases of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (-14.5%), organic chemicals (-38.1%), and iron and steel (-25.5%). In January, exports declined to the United States (-48.3%), the United Kingdom (-21.8%), Estonia (-10.7%), Latvia (-6.8%), and Poland (-3.3%), while imports also fell from Saudi Arabia (-69.3%), the United States (-28.3%), France (-14.3%), and China (-6.2%).
2026-03-10