Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Lithuania

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Lithuania in 2025 — 95.19%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 189. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 14.96 pp.

2025 95.19% −3.73 pp vs 2024
World rank 29of 189
Period maximum 145.57%2013
Period minimum 71.12%1999

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Lithuania, 1995–20256080100120140160199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 80.23%1996: 93.89%1997: 93.48%1998: 84.2%1999: 71.12%2000: 80.23%2001: 89.2%2002: 92.31%2003: 90.2%2004: 95.36%2005: 104.79%2006: 111.29%2007: 104.6%2008: 114.45%2009: 92.7%2010: 120.51%2011: 138.52%2012: 144.17%2013: 145.57%2014: 138.03%2015: 128.9%2016: 121.91%2017: 130.16%2018: 128.71%2019: 125.01%2020: 115.19%2021: 127.02%2022: 143.8%2023: 113.83%2024: 98.93%2025: 95.19%
Change over the period: +14.96 pp Annual average: 0.5 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lithuania

Lithuania 95.19%
World 43.89%
Northern Europe computed 47.62%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 95.19 −3.73 pp
2024 98.93 −14.9 pp
2023 113.83 −29.97 pp
2022 143.8 +16.78 pp
2021 127.02 +11.83 pp
2020 115.19 −9.82 pp
2019 125.01 −3.69 pp
2018 128.71 −1.45 pp
2017 130.16 +8.25 pp
2016 121.91 −6.99 pp
2015 128.9 −9.13 pp
2014 138.03 −7.54 pp
2013 145.57 +1.4 pp
2012 144.17 +5.65 pp
2011 138.52 +18.02 pp
2010 120.51 +27.8 pp
2009 92.7 −21.75 pp
2008 114.45 +9.86 pp
2007 104.6 −6.69 pp
2006 111.29 +6.5 pp
2005 104.79 +9.42 pp
2004 95.36 +5.17 pp
2003 90.2 −2.11 pp
2002 92.31 +3.11 pp
2001 89.2 +8.97 pp
2000 80.23 +9.11 pp
1999 71.12 −13.08 pp
1998 84.2 −9.28 pp
1997 93.48 −0.41 pp
1996 93.89 +13.66 pp
1995 80.23

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.