Business in Lithuania (edition 2021)

Foreign direct investment

 

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As of 31 December 2020, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Lithuania totalled EUR 23.9 billion and, against the respective period of 2019, increased by 15.7 per cent, in the Capital Region – increased by 21.1, in the Central and Western Lithuania Region – 1.5 per cent.

The Capital Region attracted 75.7 per cent of the total FDI (Vilnius city municipality – 96 per cent of the total FDI in the region), the Central and Western Lithuania Region – 24.3 per cent (Kaunas and Klaipėda city municipalities – 22.9 and 22.6 per cent respectively).

Compared to the end of 2019, the largest growth in FDI was recorded in Vilnius (21.1 per cent), Alytus (13 per cent) and Panevėžys (12.4 per cent) counties, while drop – in Marijampolė (15.6 per cent) county.

FDI per capita increased by 15.6 per cent and averaged EUR 8.6 thousand. FDI per capita in the Capital Region amounted to EUR 21.8 thousand, in the Central and Western Lithuania Region – EUR 3 thousand.


FDI per capita by county, 2020

At the end of the year, EUR

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4TotalEUR 8,563Vilnius countyEUR 21,830Vilnius countyEUR 21,830Klaipėda countyEUR 5,134Klaipėda countyEUR 5,134Telšiai countyEUR 4,104Telšiai countyEUR 4,104Kaunas countyEUR 3,743Kaunas countyEUR 3,743Panevėžys countyEUR 2,223Panevėžys countyEUR 2,223Šiauliai countyEUR 1,723Šiauliai countyEUR 1,723Utena countyEUR 1,568Utena countyEUR 1,568Alytus countyEUR 1,524Alytus countyEUR 1,524Marijampolė countyEUR 992Marijampolė countyEUR 992Tauragė countyEUR 880Tauragė countyEUR 880

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

 

The largest investment in the Capital Region was made by German (27 per cent of the total FDI), Swedish (18.3 per cent), Estonian (14.5 per cent) and Dutch (7.7 per cent) investors, while in the Central and Western Lithuania Region – Duch (10.9 per cent), Danish (10.6 per cent) and German (10.5 per cent) investors.


FDI by main investing countries, 2020
At the end of the year, EUR million

 

Total

Capital Region / Vilnius county

Central and Western Lithuania Region

Counties

Alytus

Kaunas

Klaipė­da

Marijam­polė

Pane­vėžys

Šiauliai

Taura­gė

Telšiai

Utena

Total

23,938.1

18,118.5

5,819.6

201.9

2,117.3

1,652.4

133.8

462.5

447.9

79.3

530.9

193.7

Germany

5,507.0

4,895.0

612.0

2.8

246.8

185.5

15.7

49.3

94.5

7.4

1.4

8.5

Sweden

3,739.3

3,317.7

421.6

10.4

155.8

38.9

31.0

14.0

23.8

0.8

2.3

144.6

Estonia

2,884.9

2,632.3

252.6

24.0

86.7

83.6

•

42.3

7.9

•

1.0

2.3

Netherlands

2,031.0

1,399.4

631.6

0.2

348.6

165.8

2.0

11.1

66.9

9.3

23.8

4.0

Luxembourg

1,371.7

1,283.7

88.0

0.2

56.9

29.1

0.9

0.1

•

0.0

–

•

Cyprus

1,288.3

876.9

411.4

•

27.4

366.1

7.2

•

0.8

–

2.9

0.0

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The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

 

In the Capital Region, the bulk of investment fell within financial and insurance activities (EUR 9.3 billion), wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycle (EUR 1.8 billion), real estate activities (EUR 1.7 billion), as well as information and communication (EUR 1.7 billion) enterprises, while in the Central and Western Lithuania Region – manufacturing (EUR 2.5 billion), real estate activities (EUR 787.6 million), and wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycle (EUR 560.1 million).

For further terms, see the Dictionary of Statistical Terms.