| Economy | Lithuania |
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Economy - overview:
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Lithuania has grown on average 8% per year over the last four years, driven by exports and domestic consumer demand. Unemployment stood at 4.8% in 2008, while wages continued to grow at double digit rates. The current account deficit rose to roughly 15% of GDP in 2007-08. Lithuania has gained membership in the World Trade Organization and joined the EU in May 2004. Despite Lithuania's EU accession, Lithuania's trade with its Central and Eastern European neighbors, and Russia in particular, accounts for a growing percentage of total trade. Privatization of the large, state-owned utilities is nearly complete. Foreign government and business support have helped in the transition from the old command economy to a market economy. |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$63.25 billion (2008 est.)
$61.29 billion (2007)
$56.28 billion (2006)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars |
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$17,700 (2008 est.)
$17,100 (2007 est.)
$15,700 (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars |
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$48.75 billion (2008 est.) |
GDP - real growth rate:
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3.2% (2008 est.)
8.9% (2007 est.)
7.8% (2006 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 4.3%
industry: 32.8%
services: 62.8% (2008 est.) |
Investment (gross fixed):
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27.8% of GDP (2008 est.) |
Population below poverty line:
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4% (2003) |
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 27.7% (2003) |
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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36 (2005) |
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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11% (2008 est.) |
Central bank discount rate:
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4.85% (31 December 2007) |
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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6.86% (31 December 2007) |
Stock of money:
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$11.84 billion (31 December 2007) |
Stock of money - per capita:
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3,331 USD per capita |
Stock of quasi money:
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$6.917 billion (31 December 2007) |
Stock of quasi money - per capita:
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1,946 USD per capita |
Stock of domestic credit:
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$25.05 billion (31 December 2007) |
Stock of domestic credit - per capita:
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7,047 USD per capita |
Labor force:
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1.601 million (2008 est.) |
Labor force participation rate:
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45.03 % of population |
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 14%
industry: 29.1%
services: 56.9% (2005) |
Unemployment rate:
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4.8%
note: based on survey data, official registered unemployment of 5.7% (2008 est.) |
Budget:
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revenues: $15.4 billion
expenditures: $15.86 billion (2008 est.) |
Budget revenues per capita:
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4,332 USD per capita |
Public debt:
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11.9% of GDP (2008 est.) |
Industries:
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metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture making, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, electronic components, computers, amber jewelry |
Industrial production growth rate:
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4.6% (2008 est.) |
Electricity - production:
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11.91 billion kWh (2006 est.) |
Electricity - production per capita:
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3,351 kWh per capita |
Electricity - consumption:
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10.4 billion kWh (2006 est.) |
Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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2,926 kWh per capita |
Electricity - exports:
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7.217 billion kWh (2007 est.) |
Electricity - imports:
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5.846 billion kWh (2007 est.) |
Oil - production:
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8,250 bbl/day (2007 est.) |
Oil - production per capita:
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2,321 bbl/day per capita |
Oil - consumption:
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57,170 bbl/day (2006 est.) |
Oil - consumption - per capita:
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5.87 bbl/year per capita |
Oil - exports:
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148,400 bbl/day (2005) |
Oil - imports:
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206,700 bbl/day (2005) |
Oil - proved reserves:
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12 million bbl (1 January 2008 est.) |
Natural gas - production:
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0 cu m (2007 est.) |
Natural gas - production per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - consumption:
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3.44 billion cu m (2007 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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968 cu m per capita |
Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2007 est.) |
Natural gas - imports:
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3.44 billion cu m (2007 est.) |
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
Agriculture - products:
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grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables; beef, milk, eggs; fish |
Current account balance:
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-$6.775 billion (2008 est.) |
Current account balance - per capita:
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-1,905 USD per capita |
Exports:
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$23.48 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.) |
Exports per capita:
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6,605 USD per capita |
Exports - commodities:
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mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001) |
Exports - partners:
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Russia 15%, Latvia 12.9%, Germany 10.5%, Poland 6.3%, Estonia 5.8%, UK 4.6%, Denmark 4.1%, Belarus 4% (2007) |
Imports:
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$30.26 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.) |
Imports per capita:
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8,512 USD per capita |
Imports - commodities:
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mineral products, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, chemicals, textiles and clothing, metals |
Imports - partners:
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Russia 18%, Germany 15%, Poland 10.6%, Latvia 5.5%, Netherlands 4.3% (2007) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$8.397 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
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2,362 USD per capita |
Debt - external:
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$35.46 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
Debt - external - per capita:
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9,975 USD per capita |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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$16.43 billion (2008 est.) |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home - per capita:
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4,622 USD per capita |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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$2.142 billion (2008 est.) |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad - per capita:
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603 USD per capita |
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$10.13 billion (31 December 2007) |
Market value of publicly traded shares - per capita:
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2,850 USD per capita |
Economic aid - donor:
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void |
Economic aid - recipient:
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$249.7 million (2004) |
Economic aid - recipient per capita:
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71 USD per capita |
Currency (code):
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litas (LTL) |
Exchange rates:
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litai (LTL) per US dollar - 2.3251 (2008 est.), 2.5362 (2007), 2.7498 (2006), 2.774 (2005), 2.7806 (2004) |
Fiscal year:
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calendar year |
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