Lithuania Current Account Deficit Hits 10-Month High

Lithuania’s current account surplus widened sharply to EUR 437.5 million in June 2026 from EUR 191.5 million in the same month a year earlier. The services account surplus increased to EUR 985.4 million from EUR 791.9 million, while the secondary income account shifted to a EUR 346.5 million surplus from a deficit of EUR 17.9 million. On the other hand, the goods account deficit widened to EUR 695.1 million from EUR 408.5 million, driven largely by a larger increase in imports, which rose by EUR 824.7 million to EUR 4,175.1 million, compared with a EUR 538.1 million increase in exports to EUR 3,480 million. The primary income deficit also rose to EUR 199.4 million from EUR 174 million a year ago.

Lithuania’s current account deficit widened sharply to EUR 267.84 million in May 2026 from EUR 22.12 million in the same month a year earlier. This marked the largest shortfall since July 2025, as the goods account deficit widened to EUR 859.50 million from EUR 632.28 million. At the same time, the primary income deficit increased to EUR 424.64 million from EUR 336.57 million, while the secondary income surplus narrowed to EUR 37.11 million from EUR 59.52 million a year earlier. Meanwhile, the services account surplus expanded to EUR 979.19 million from EUR 887.21 million.

Lithuania’s current account posted a surplus of EUR 96.15 million in April 2026, shifting from a deficit of EUR 108.31 million in the same month a year earlier. The improvement was largely driven by a wider surplus in the services account, which increased to EUR 1,033.79 million from EUR 851.23 million, while the secondary income surplus also rose to EUR 70.54 million from EUR 23.07 million. In addition, the goods account deficit narrowed to EUR 589.45 million from EUR 605.58 million. Meanwhile, the primary income account remained in deficit, with the shortfall widening to EUR 418.73 million from EUR 377.03 million a year earlier.