2025-12-30
Lietuvos bankas published provisional data on direct investment (DI) for the third quarter of 2025. According to the latest data release:
the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow in Lithuania doubled year on year and amounted to €1.9 billion (see Chart 1). This development was underpinned by the flow of debt instruments (€1 billion) in the country. The largest flows to Lithuania were observed from the UK (€1.5 billion), Sweden (€222.1 million), Latvia (€139.6 million) and Luxembourg (€136.9 million), while negative flows came from the Netherlands (€543.5 million) and Poland (€178.5 million). In terms of economic activity, increased investment in manufacturing (€1.3 billion) and financial and insurance activities (€475.2 million) as well as reduced investment in professional, scientific and technical activities (€189.7 million) were the ones to stand out;
FDI income from non-resident investment was higher by 9% year on year and amounted to €1.1 billion. The bulk of FDI income was reinvested (€855.7 million) (see Chart 2), with Swedish (€164.1 million) and Estonian (€130.9 million) investors earning the most. The highest income in terms of economic activity was earned by financial and insurance companies (€331.2 million);
cumulative FDI in Lithuania rose by 9.2% over the year and amounted to €42.9 billion, or 51.9% of GDP, as at 30 September 2025. FDI per capita in Lithuania amounted to an average of €14,819 (€13,579 as at 30 September 2024). The largest investors in Lithuania included Germany (€5.6 billion), the Netherlands (€5 billion), Estonia (€4 billion), the UK (€4 billion) and Sweden (€3.9 billion) (see Chart 3). The largest share of FDI (€15.1 billion) was attracted by companies engaged in financial and insurance activities, recording a 11.1% increase in investment;
the flow of Lithuania’s DI abroad amounted to €1.4 billion during the period under review. It was driven by investment of Lithuanian residents in equity instruments abroad (€1.5 billion) (see Chart 4). The largest investment flows were directed to the US (€1.5 billion) and France (€33.3 million), while the largest negative flows were recorded in Poland (€62.4 million). In terms of economic activity, increased investment in financial and insurance activities (€1.5 billion) as well as reduced investment in administrative and support service activities (€60.7 million) were the ones to stand out;
DI income earned by Lithuanian investors abroad decreased by 37.4% year on year and amounted to €64.8 million. The development was due to a decrease in reinvestment (€24.9 million) (see Chart 5). Most income was earned from investment in Latvia (€52.8 million) and Germany (€11.1 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 (€45 million);
as of 30 September 2025, Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad amounted to €13.1 billion. Lithuania’s DI in the EU Member States accounted for 47.6%. Major directions of Lithuania’s DI abroad include the US (€6.2 billion), Latvia (€2.3 billion) and Estonia (€1.2 billion), accounting for 47.3%, 17.9% and 8.8% of Lithuania’s total DI abroad respectively (see Chart 6). The largest share of Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad (47.9% 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. 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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Detailed DI data is available on the website of Lietuvos bankas under External statistics.
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