2025-09-30
Lietuvos bankas published the provisional data on direct investment (DI) for the second quarter of 2025. According to the latest data release:
the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow in Lithuania went down by 30.8% year on year and amounted to €470.8 million (see Chart 1). The flow during the period under review was influenced by reinvestments (€244.1 million) and domestic investment in debt instruments (€219 million). The largest flows to Lithuania were observed from the Netherlands (€183.4 million), the US (€177.1 million) and Latvia (€125.5 million), while negative flows came from Poland (€128.4 million) and the UK (€96.5 million). In terms of economic activity, increased investment in wholesale and retail trade, and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (€164.1 million), financial and insurance activities (€162.8 million) as well as reduced investment in manufacturing (€106.2 million) were the ones to stand out;
FDI income from non-resident investment was higher by 15.3% year on year and amounted to €1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2025. The largest share of FDI income consisted of dividends (€798.2 million) (see Chart 2), mainly paid out to Swedish (€199.9 million) and Estonian (€91.3 million) investors (see Chart 3). The highest income in terms of economic activity was earned by financial and insurance companies (€326.4 million);
cumulative FDI in Lithuania rose by 5.9% over the year and amounted to €40.7 billion, or 50.2% of GDP, as at 30 June 2025. FDI per capita in Lithuania amounted to an average of €14,055 (€13,294 as at 30 June 2024). The largest investors in Lithuania included Germany (€5.6 billion), the Netherlands (€5.5 billion), Estonia (€3.9 billion), Sweden (€3.6 billion) and Latvia (€2.8 billion). The largest share of FDI (€14.5 billion) was attracted by companies engaged in financial and insurance activities, recording a 10.8% increase in investment;
the flow of Lithuania’s DI abroad was negative and amounted to €750.6 million during the period under review. It was driven by reduced investment of Lithuanian residents in equity instruments abroad (€717.3 million) (see Chart 4). The largest investment flows were directed to Latvia (€39.1 million) and Estonia (€29.6 million), while the largest negative flows were recorded in Cyprus (€723.4 million). In terms of economic activity, increased investment in wholesale and retail trade, and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (€38.6 million), real estate activities (€11 million), and manufacturing (€10.9 million) as well as reduced investment in financial and insurance activities (€748.5 million) were the ones to stand out;
DI income earned by Lithuanian investors abroad amounted to €47.2 million. Dividends paid out (€77.8 million) triggered negative reinvestments (€37.6 million) (see Chart 5). Most income was earned from investment in Latvia (€25.8 million), Estonia (€9.4 million) and Poland (€7.6 million), while in terms of economic activity, the bulk of income was earned from companies engaged in wholesale and retail trade as well as repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (€17.3 million);
as of 30 June 2025, Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad amounted to €11.6 billion. Lithuania’s DI in the EU Member States accounted for 53.5%. Major directions of Lithuania’s DI abroad include the US (€4.7 billion), Latvia (€2.3 billion) and Estonia (€1.2 billion), accounting for 40.8%, 20.2% and 10.1% of Lithuania’s total DI abroad respectively (see Chart 6). The largest share of Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad (54.2% or €6.3 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 Q2 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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When calculating the data for the second quarter of 2025, data for the first quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025 were revised. Detailed data on DI is available on the website of Lietuvos bankas under External statistics.
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