2025-06-30
Lietuvos bankas published the provisional data on direct investment (DI) for the first quarter of 2025. According to the latest data release:
the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow in Lithuania went down by 30.3% year on year and amounted to €352 million (see Chart 1). This negative change in the flow was underpinned by the return of investment in debt instruments (€113.6 million), although investment in equity instruments slightly increased (3.7%) to €384.3 million. The largest flows to Lithuania were observed from Germany (€265.7 million), the UK (€195 million), Switzerland (€52.2 million) and the US (€39.6 million), while negative flows came from Sweden (€157.8 million) and Poland (€65 million). In terms of economic activity, increased investment in wholesale and retail trade, and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (€197.3 million), construction (€184.3 million), financial and insurance activities (€138.6 million) as well as reduced investment in information and communication activities (€178 million) were the ones to stand out;
FDI income from non-resident investment was higher by 5.1% year on year and amounted to €823.6 million in the first quarter of 2025. The largest share of FDI income consisted of dividends (€720.8 million) (see Chart 2), mainly paid out to Swedish (€286 million), Latvian (€225.3 million), Estonian (€109.9 million) and Dutch (€40.5 million) investors (see Chart 3). The highest income in terms of economic activity was earned by financial and insurance companies (€327.5 million);
cumulative FDI in Lithuania rose by 7.6% over the year and amounted to €39.4 billion, or 49.5% of GDP, as at 31 March 2025. FDI per capita in Lithuania amounted to an average of €13,628 (€12,680 as at 31 March 2024). The largest investors in Lithuania included Germany (€6.1 billion), the Netherlands (€5.4 billion), Estonia (€3.8 billion), Sweden (€3.5 billion) and Latvia (€2.6 billion). The largest share of FDI (€14.4 billion) was attracted by companies engaged in financial and insurance activities, recording a 13.3% increase in investment;
the flow of Lithuania’s DI abroad amounted to €94.8 million during the reporting period. It was driven by reinvestment (€45.8 million) and resident investment in debt instruments (€42.2 million) (see Chart 4). The largest investment flows were observed in Latvia (€54 million), Singapore (€44.5 million), Cyprus (€31.9 million) and Denmark (€27.9 million), while the largest negative flows were recorded in the Netherlands (€94.9 million). In terms of economic activity, increased investment in manufacturing (€70.2 million), wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (€45.8 million), and financial and insurance activities (€38.9 million), and reduced investment in other support service activities (€113.2 million) were the ones to stand out;
DI income earned by Lithuanian investors abroad amounted to €70.2 million, with reinvestments accounting for the largest share (€45.8 million) (see Chart 5). Most income was earned from investment in Cyprus (€31 million), Latvia (€18.1 million) and Poland (€11.9 million), while in terms of economic activity the bulk of income was earned from companies engaged in financial and insurance activities (€38.3 million);
as of 31 March 2025, Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad amounted to €12.4 billion. Lithuania’s DI in the EU Member States accounted for 56.3%. Major directions of Lithuania’s DI abroad include the US (€4.7 billion), Latvia (€2.3 billion) and Estonia (€1.1 billion), accounting for 38%, 18.7% and 8.8% of Lithuania’s total DI abroad respectively (see Chart 6). The largest share of Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad (50.2% or €6.2 billion) went to companies engaged in professional, scientific and technical activities.
| Chart 1. FDI flow in Lithuania | Chart 2. Non-resident FDI income | |
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Chart 3. Non-resident FDI income and dividends in Q1 2025 |
Chart 4. Lithuania’s DI flow |
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Chart 5. Lithuania’s DI income abroad |
Chart 6. TOP 10 Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad |
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Detailed data on DI is available on the website of Lietuvos bankas under External statistics.
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