2012-04-02
(joint press release by the Bank of Lithuania and Statistics Lithuania)
In 2011, foreign direct investment (FDI) flow to Lithuania grew one and a half times compared to 2010, while Lithuania’s accrued investments abroad slightly decreased.
According to preliminary data, the flow of foreign direct investments (FDI) in Lithuania was LTL 3 billion (2.8% of GDP), a year-on-year increase of LTL 1.1 billion or 54%. In 2011, the FDI flow accounted for 65% of the flow in 2008. A larger flow of reinvestments was the major driver behind the increase in FDIs in 2011.
In 2011, Lithuania’s direct investment (DI) flow to other countries made up LTL 408.7 million. The flow of investments into equity capital made up LTL 186.3 million, other capital flow was LTL 167 million, and reinvestment flow abroad totalled LTL 55.4 million. In 2010, DI flow to other countries made up LTL 206 million.
For more details on the statistics of foreign direct investment in 2011 please see the statistical release (343.7 KB download icon).
For the breakdown of detailed foreign direct foreign investment data by countries and types of economic activity see Statistics on the Bank's website.