Economy Of Lithuania
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Economy overview
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Lithuania, the Baltic state that has conducted the most trade with Russia, has slowly rebounded from the 1998 Russian financial crisis. Unemployment remains high, still 10.7% in 2003, but is improving. Growing domestic consumption and increased investment have furthered recovery. Trade has been increasingly oriented toward the West. Lithuania has gained membership in the World Trade Organization and has moved ahead with plans to join the EU. Privatization of the large, state-owned utilities, particularly in the energy sector, is nearing completion. Overall, more than 80% of enterprises have been privatized. Foreign government and business support have helped in the transition from the old command economy to a market economy.
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GDP
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purchasing power parity - $40.88 billion (2004 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate
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9% (2004 est.)
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GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $11,400 (2004 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector
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agriculture: 6.1%
industry: 31.3%
services: 62.6% (2004 est.)
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Investment gross fixed
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20.8% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Population below poverty line
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NA
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Household income or consumption by percentage share
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lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 25.6% (1996)
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Distribution of family income - Gini index
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34 (1999)
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Inflation rate consumer prices
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-1.2% (2004 est.)
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Labor force
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1.642 million (2004 est.)
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Labor force by occupation
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agriculture 20%, industry 30%, services 50% (1997 est.)
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Unemployment rate
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10.3% (2004 est.)
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Budget
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revenues: $5.427 billion
expenditures: $5.742 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)
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Public debt
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23.6% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Agriculture products
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grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables; beef, milk, eggs; fish
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Industries
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metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture making, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, electronic components, computers, amber
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Industrial production growth rate
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16.1% (2004 est.)
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Electricity production
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14.62 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity production by source
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fossil fuel: 16.5%
hydro: 5.7%
other: 0% (2001)
nuclear: 77.7%
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Electricity consumption
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8.683 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity exports
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6.3 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity imports
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1.389 billion kWh (2001)
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Oil production
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4,594 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil consumption
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72,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil exports
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NA (2001)
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Oil imports
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NA (2001)
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Oil proved reserves
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Natural gas production
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas consumption
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2.76 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas exports
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas imports
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2.76 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas proved reserves
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Current account balance
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$-1.218 billion (2004 est.)
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Exports
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$7.89 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Exports commodities
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mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001)
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Exports partners
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Switzerland 11.6%, Russia 10.1%, Germany 9.9%, Latvia 9.7%, UK 6.4%, France 5.1%, Denmark 4.7%, Estonia 4.3%, Sweden 4% (2003)
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Imports
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$9.2 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
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Imports commodities
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mineral products 21%, machinery and equipment 17%, transport equipment 11%, chemicals 9%, textiles and clothing 9%, metals 5% (2001)
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Imports partners
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Russia 22%, Germany 16.1%, Poland 5.2%, Italy 4.3%, France 4.2% (2003)
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Reserves of foreign exchange gold
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$3.45 billion (2004 est.)
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Debt external
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$7.671 billion (2004 est.)
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Economic aid recipient
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$228.5 million (1995)
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Currency
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litas (LTL)
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Currency code
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LTL
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Exchange rates
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litai per US dollar - 3.0609 (2003), 3.677 (2002), 4 (2001), 4 (2000), 4 (1999)
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Fiscal year
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calendar year
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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.
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