GDP reading: GDP dropped 0.1% month-on-month in seasonally adjusted terms in April (March: +0.2% mom). On an annual basis, monthly...
Economic Growth in Lithuania
Lithuania's economy recorded an average growth rate of 3.8% in the decade to 2024, compared to the % average for . In 2024, real GDP growth was 2.7%. For more GDP information, visit our dedicated page.
Lithuania GDP Chart
Note: This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Lithuania from 2024 to 2023.
Source: Macrobond.
Lithuania GDP Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Growth (Real GDP, ann. var. %) | 0.0 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| GDP (USD bn) | 57.3 | 67.0 | 70.9 | 79.8 | 84.8 |
| GDP (EUR bn) | 50.3 | 56.7 | 67.5 | 73.8 | 78.4 |
| Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %) | 2.1 | 12.8 | 19.0 | 9.4 | 6.2 |
GDP growth loses momentum in Q1
Slowing momentum confirmed: A second release confirmed that GDP growth slowed to 3.0% year on year in the first quarter of 2025 on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, down from 3.9% in the fourth quarter of last year. Meanwhile, on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, the economy expanded 0.4% in Q1, falling short of the prior quarter’s 1.0% expansion.
Public and private spending decelerate: Domestically, household spending growth fell to 0.4% in Q1, marking the weakest expansion since Q3 2023 (Q4 2024: +4.7% yoy). Government consumption also lost steam and expanded 1.2% (Q4 2024: +1.4% yoy). Meanwhile, fixed investment growth improved to 6.9% in Q1, following the 0.7% increase logged in the prior quarter. On the external front, exports of goods and services growth fell to 0.3% in Q1, marking the worst reading since Q4 2023 (Q4 2024: +0.5% yoy). Moreover, imports of goods and services growth sped up to 7.0% in Q1 (Q4 2024: +4.3% yoy), marking the strongest reading since Q4 2022.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
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