Balance of payments of the Republic of Lithuania: February 2026

in February, compared to January, the surplus on the current account balance (CAB) increased from €185.6 million to €395.5 million. The above development was mainly driven by an increase in the surplus on the balance of services which was not outweighed by a significant widening of the foreign trade deficit (see Chart 1). As exports of services increased (by 15.5%) and imports declined slightly (by 0.5%), the surplus on the services balance rose (by 40.4%) to €904.8 million. With the decline in exports (by 1,3 %) and the increase in imports (by 3.9%) of goods, the foreign trade deficit went up (by 46.3 %), amounting to €511.0 million. The deficit on the primary income balance decreased (by 26.4%) to €88.6 million. The surplus on the secondary income balance increased from €10.9 million to €90.4 million;

the negative net flow of financial account investment (€49.5 million) was driven by the negative net flow of other investment (€797.4 million) and a decrease in official reserve assets (€119.1 million). The impact of these negative flows was mitigated by positive net flow of portfolio investment (€667.4 million) and direct investment (€197.7 million) (see Chart 2).

Chart 1. CAB and its composite flows

Chart 2. Net financial account investment flows

Detailed data on the balance of payments for February is available on Lietuvos bankas’ website (External statistics). 

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