2026-09-30
Lietuvos bankas published the provisional data on direct investment (DI) for the second quarter of 2026. According to the latest data release:
the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow in Lithuania went up in the second quarter of 2026 by 52.1% year on year to €1.3 billion (see Chart 1). This change was driven by a 67.6% increase (€525.1 million) in the debt instrument flow and a twofold increase (€378.7 million) in the equity instrument flow. The largest amount of investment in Lithuania came from the Netherlands (€204.1 million), Sweden (€168.9 million), and Poland (€164.2 million), while negative flows originated from France (€209.9 million) and South Korea (€24.6 million). In terms of economic activity, there was a notable increase in investment in enterprises engaged in financial and insurance activities (€461.8 million), professional, scientific and technical activities (€341 million), administration and support activities (€287.8 million), while a decrease was recorded as regards information and communication (€135.6 million) and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (€23.7 million);
FDI income from non-resident investment went up in the second quarter of 2026 by 11.2% year on year and amounted to €1.5 billion. The bulk of FDI income (73.4%) was allocated to dividends, while 24.5% was reinvested (see Chart 2). The largest shares of income were allocated to dividends by investors from the Netherlands (€470.6 million), Sweden (€214.2 million), and Estonia (€65.3 million), while the largest shares of income were reinvested by investors from Latvia (€124.9 million) and Poland (€77.8 million). By economic activity, most income was received by enterprises engaged in professional, scientific and technical activities (€653.6 million);
cumulative FDI in Lithuania rose by 18.9 over the year and as at 30 June 2026 stood at €50 billion, accounting for 57% of the gross domestic product (GDP). FDI per capita in Lithuania amounted to an average of €17,323 (€14,576 as at 30 June 2025). The largest investors in Lithuania were from the Netherlands (€8.2 billion), Germany (€5.6 billion), the United Kingdom (€5.6 billion), Sweden (€4.6 billion) and Estonia (€4.1 billion) (see Chart 3). The most FDI (€16.7 billion) was attracted by financial and insurance businesses, with investments in these sectors increasing by 12% over the year;
the flow of Lithuania’s DI abroad was negative and totalled €92.2 million over the period under review. This was driven by the flow of debt instruments paid back (€151.6 million), which remained below investments by Lithuanian residents in foreign equity instruments (€71.2 million) (see Chart 4). The largest investment flows were recorded in the Netherlands (€161 million), Estonia (€48.4 million), and Luxembourg (€47.7 million), while the largest negative flows were recorded in Latvia (€260.8 million). By economic activity, there was an increase in investment in enterprises engaged in information and communication activities (€119.1 million), while investment decreased as regards wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (€177.1 million);
DI income earned by Lithuanian investors abroad amounted to €64.5 million in Q2 2026, up by 59.3% year on year. A total of €72.4 million was allocated to dividends, while reinvestments amounted to a negative €11.8 million. Most income was earned from investments in Latvia (€20.2 million) and Austria (€17.3 million);
As at 30 June 2026, Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad stood at €12.9 billion, of which 50.4% was in the EU Member States. The main directions of Lithuania’s DI abroad are the USA (€5.7 billion), Latvia (€2.3 billion) and Estonia (€1.2 billion), accounting for 44%, 17.9%, and 9.7% of Lithuania’s total DI abroad respectively (see Chart 6). The largest share of Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad (42.7% or €5.5 billion) went to enterprises 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. TOP 10 cumulative FDI in Lithuania |
Chart 4. Lithuania’s DI flow abroad |
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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 2026, data for the first quarter of 2025 to the first quarter of 2026 were revised. Detailed data on DI are available on the website of Lietuvos bankas under External statistics.
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