In 2017, against 2016, exports increased by 16.8, imports – 15.5%. The increase in exports was determined by an increase in exports of petroleum products (20.6%) (amount in tonnes decreased by 2.6%), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (25.9%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (25.5%). The increase in imports was influenced by an increase in imports of crude petroleum (39.9%) (amount in tonnes increased by 8.8%), ground vehicles (22.1%), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (16.1%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by 15.9, imports – 13.9%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 15.4%, mineral products excluded – 12.6%.
In 2017, the most important Lithuania’s partners in exports were Russia (14.8%), Latvia (9.9%), Poland (8.1%) and Germany (7.3%), while in imports – Russia (12.6%), Germany (12.3%), Poland (10.7%) and Latvia (7.2%). Most of the goods of Lithuanian origin were exported to Germany (9.6%), Poland (9%), the United States (7.8%), Latvia (7.5%) and Sweden (7.3%).
In 2017, the largest share in Lithuania’s exports and imports fell within mineral products (14.7 and 19% respectively), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (15.8 and 18.5% respectively) and products of the chemical and allied industries (10.1 and 11.7% respectively). As for the goods of Lithuanian origin, the largest share in exports fell within petroleum products (19.7%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (11.4%), prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and tobacco (8.5%), live animals, animal products (7.7%).
