Analytics, Investments, Lithuania

Most of all – LTL 1.25 billion (24.6% of the total direct investment abroad) – was invested in Latvia, Russia – LTL 0.65 billion (12.7%), the Netherlands – LTL 0.49 billion (9.7%), Poland – LTL 0.46 billion (9.1%), Ukraine – LTL 0.39 billion (7.6%), Bulgaria – LTL 0.34 billion (6.6%), United Kingdom – LTL 0.33 billion (6.6%).

Lithuania’s direct investment in EU-27 countries made LTL 3.68 billion (72.2% of Lithuania’s investment abroad), in CIS countries – LTL 1.11 billion (21.7%).

As far as investment abroad is concerned, Lithuanian enterprises mostly invested in real estate, renting and other business enterprises – LTL 1.97 billion (38.6% of the total direct investment abroad), financial intermediation – LTL 1.08 billion (21.2%), manufacturing – LTL 0.78 billion (15.3%), wholesale and retail trade – LTL 0.59 billion (11.5%), transport, storage and communication – LTL 0.35 billion (6.9%).

Within manufacturing, the bulk of investment fell per manufacture of chemical products – LTL 0.35 billion (44.8% of the total direct investment in manufacturing abroad), food products, beverages and tobacco – LTL 0.19 billion (25.0%). 

According to the data of 1 October 2008, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Lithuania made LTL 33.48 billion, or by 5.7% less than on 1 January 2008 (LTL 35.50 billion). The per capita FDI equalled, on average, LTL 10.0 thousand (on 1 January 2008 – LTL 10.5 thousand). 

The bulk of investment fell per investors from Sweden – LTL 5.15 billion (15.4% of the total FDI), Denmark – LTL 3.75 billion (11.2%), Poland – LTL 3.65 billion (10.9%), Germany – LTL 3.13 billion (9.4%), Russia – LTL 2.44 billion (7.3%), Estonia – LTL 2.31 billion (6.9%), Latvia – LTL 1.93 billion (5.8%), Finland – LTL 1.78 billion (5.3%), the Netherlands – LTL 1.55 billion (4.6%).

Direct investment from EU-27 countries made LTL 27.09 billion (80.9%), from the CIS countries – LTL 2.59 billion (7.7% of the total FDI).

As of 1 October 2008, the bulk of investment fell per manufacturing – 28.9% (of which manufacture of oil and chemical products – 15.5%), financial intermediation – 16.4%, transport, storage and communication – 14.8%, wholesale and retail trade – 12.4%, real estate, rent and other business activities – 11.8%, electricity, gas and water supply – 7.5% of the total FDI.  

Within manufacturing, the bulk of investment fell per oil products and manufacture of chemical products – LTL 5.19 billion (53.7% of the total investment in manufacturing), manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco – LTL 1.50 billion (15.5%). 

FDI by economic activity

¹ Data on acquisition of private real estate are included into FDI.