Lithuania’s trade deficit widened marginally in December 2025, with the trade balance registering -0.51 billion euros, compared with -0.50 billion euros in November 2025. The latest data, updated on 6 February 2026, indicate that the country’s external position remained under pressure at the end of the year, though without a sharp deterioration.
The slight increase in the negative trade balance suggests that import demand continued to outpace export revenues, extending the pattern seen in November. While the month-on-month change is modest, the persistence of a deficit near the half‑billion mark underscores ongoing structural challenges in narrowing Lithuania’s trade gap. Investors and policymakers will be watching incoming data closely to see whether this trend stabilises or deepens in early 2026.
