Statistics

The Bank of Lithuania collects, compiles, publishes and provides statistical information on

• MFI balance sheet and interest rates,
• money and foreign exchange markets, securities,
• payment instruments,
• international reserves,
• balance of payments and international investment position, external debt, and
• quarterly financial accounts of institutional sectors.

The Bank of Lithuania, as a member of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), effectively contributes to the development, production and dissemination of European statistics that is necessary for the performance of the ESCB’s tasks.

International organisations, domestic and foreign financial institutions, scientists, financial analysts, politicians, journalists, students and the public at large extensively use financial statistics produced and disseminated by the Bank of Lithuania. Financial statistics information, reflecting the changing situation, is needed to analyse and forecast economic and financial developments.

As a member of the ESCB, the Bank of Lithuania develops, produces and disseminates statistics in compliance with the main principles laid down in the Public Commitment on European Statistics by the ESCB and applying the Policy regarding the reuse of ESCB statistics.

When publishing statistics, the Bank of Lithuania observes the Special Data Dissemination Standards. To produce statistics, the Bank of Lithuania exchanges statistical information with Statistics Lithuania and uses the data collected by other official statistics institutions.

In performing supervision of credit institutions, payment and electronic money institutions, insurance companies and participants of securities markets, as well as financial services and markets, the Bank of Lithuania also collects and publishes supervisory statistics, namely, financial reports and other data related to prudential supervision of these participants, financial services and markets supervision (see Supervision).