Lithuania posted a trade deficit of EUR 855.2 million in May 2026, widening from EUR 615.5 million in the same month last year, still remaining as the largest trade shortfall since July 2025. Exports edged up by 1.4% year-on-year to EUR 3,113.8 million, mainly due to increased exports of mineral fuels, mineral oils and their distillation products (59.7%), land vehicles, their parts (7.7%), tobacco and processed tobacco substitutes (20.7%). Meanwhile, imports grew 7.7% to EUR 3,969.0 million due to increased imports of mineral fuels, mineral oils and their distillation products (68.3%), organic chemical products (69.0%), plastics and articles thereof (19.0%). In the January-May period, the country’s trade deficit narrowed slightly to EUR 2,813.1 million from EUR 2,835.1 million in the same period a year ago, as exports (3.0%) rose faster than imports (2.4%). source: Statistics Lithuania

Lithuania recorded a trade deficit of 855.20 EUR Million in May of 2026. Balance of Trade in Lithuania averaged -236.72 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 July of 2026.

Lithuania recorded a trade deficit of 855.20 EUR Million in May of 2026. Balance of Trade in Lithuania is expected to be -490.00 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
2026-06-09 06:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Apr €-0.607B €-0.558B €-0.8B
2026-07-10 06:00 AM
Balance of Trade
May €-0.855B €-0.607B €-0.7B
2026-08-07 06:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jun €-0.855B € -0.6B



Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Exports 3113.80 3613.90 EUR Million May 2026
Imports 3969.00 4220.80 EUR Million May 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -855.20 -606.90 EUR Million May 2026
External Debt 88622.37 78414.96 EUR Million Mar 2026
Tourism Revenues 182.80 401.80 EUR Million Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals 316.30 552.50 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
-855.20 -606.90 126.10 -948.90 1994 - 2026 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Lithuania Trade Deficit Widens in May
Lithuania posted a trade deficit of EUR 855.2 million in May 2026, widening from EUR 615.5 million in the same month last year, still remaining as the largest trade shortfall since July 2025. Exports edged up by 1.4% year-on-year to EUR 3,113.8 million, mainly due to increased exports of mineral fuels, mineral oils and their distillation products (59.7%), land vehicles, their parts (7.7%), tobacco and processed tobacco substitutes (20.7%). Meanwhile, imports grew 7.7% to EUR 3,969.0 million due to increased imports of mineral fuels, mineral oils and their distillation products (68.3%), organic chemical products (69.0%), plastics and articles thereof (19.0%). In the January-May period, the country’s trade deficit narrowed slightly to EUR 2,813.1 million from EUR 2,835.1 million in the same period a year ago, as exports (3.0%) rose faster than imports (2.4%).
2026-07-10
Lithuania Trade Gap Biggest in 9 Months
Lithuania posted a trade deficit of EUR 606.9 million in April 2026, widening from EUR 567.7 million in the same month last year. This marked the biggest trade shortfall since July last year, as exports rose more than imports. Exports climbed by 18.2% year-on-year to an over three-year high of EUR 3,613.9 million, driven largely by higher sales of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (88.7%), machinery and mechanical appliances (38.3%), and plastics and articles thereof (23.6%). Meanwhile, imports grew at a slightly softer 16.4% but to also a more than three-year high of EUR 4,220.8 million, due to increased purchases of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (49.8%), and electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (46.5%). In the January–April period, the country’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 1,958 million from EUR 2,219.6 million in the same period a year ago, as exports (3.4%) rose faster than imports (1.1%).
2026-06-09
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