2025-03-31
Lietuvos bankas published the provisional data on direct investment (DI) for the fourth quarter of 2024. According to the latest data release:
the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow in Lithuania went down by 4.8% year on year and amounted to €921.6 million. This development was underpinned by a decrease in investments in equity instruments (73.5%) and reinvestments which rose by 19.9% to €817.3 million. The largest flows to Lithuania were observed from the US (€266 million), the Netherlands (€214.7 million), the UK (€201.4 million) and Latvia (€126.4 million), while negative flows came from Panama (€91.6 million) and Germany (€77.3 million). In terms of economic activity, the rise in investments in manufacturing (€462.1 million), financial and insurance (€285.9 million), and information and communication (€118.7 million) activities as well as reduced investments in wholesale and retail trade, and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (€111.5 million) were the ones to stand out;
FDI income from non-resident investment was higher by 8.5% year on year and amounted to €945.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The bulk of FDI income was reinvested (€817.3 million). Most reinvestments were made by Dutch (€191 million), Swedish (€147.5 million), US (€133.9 million) and Latvian (€100.5 million) investors. The highest income in terms of economic activity was earned by financial and insurance companies (€237.7 million);
cumulative FDI in Lithuania rose by 7.6% over the year and amounted to €38.2 billion, or 49,1% of GDP, as at 31 December 2024. FDI per capita in Lithuania amounted to an average of €13,234 (€12,320 as at 31 December 2023). The largest investors in Lithuania included Germany (€5.9 billion), the Netherlands (€5.3 billion), Estonia (€3.8 billion), Sweden (€3.7 billion) and Latvia (€2.5 billion). The largest share of FDI (€13.6 billion) was attracted by companies engaged in financial and insurance activities, recording a 5.3% increase in investment (see Chart 1);
the flow of Lithuania’s DI abroad amounted to €83 million during the reporting period. It was driven by a rise in resident investment in equity instruments (€72.4 million). The largest investment flows were observed in Latvia (€96 million), Ukraine (€46.2 million) and Ireland (€18.1 million), while the largest negative flows were recorded in Estonia (€40.2 million), Sweden (€36.6 million) and the Czech Republic (€26 million). In terms of economic activity, the investment flow in electricity, gas, steam supply and air-conditioning activities (€111.2 million) was the one to stand out, whereas a decrease was recorded in companies engaged in administrative and support service activities (€50.8 million);
DI income earned by Lithuanian investors abroad amounted to €96.4 million, with reinvestments accounting for the largest share (€76.7 million). Most income was earned from investment in Latvia (€54.1 million), Poland (€22.2 million) and Ireland (€17.4 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 (€33.9 million);
as of 31 December 2024, Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad amounted to €11.9 billion. Lithuania’s DI in the EU Member States accounted for 57.2%. Major directions of Lithuania’s DI abroad include the US and Latvia (€4.5 billion and €2.1 billion respectively), accounting for 37.6% and 18.1% respectively of all Lithuania’s DI abroad. The largest share of Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad (49.8%, or €5.9 billion) went to companies engaged in professional, scientific and technical activities (see Chart 2).
Chart 1. Cumulative FDI in Lithuania, by type of activity
Chart 2. Lithuania’s cumulative DI abroad, by type of activity
When calculating the data for the fourth quarter of 2024, the data for the first to third quarters of 2024 were revised. Detailed data on DI is available on the website of Lietuvos bankas under External statistics.
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