The Bank of Lithuania published balance of payments data for December 2025 showing a sharp month-on-month increase in the current account balance (CAB) surplus, from EUR 143.2 million in November to EUR 473.0 million. The improvement was driven mainly by a smaller primary income deficit and a higher surplus on services. The primary income deficit narrowed by EUR 57.6 million, primarily reflecting higher inflows of European Union subsidies. Services exports grew faster than imports at 11.5% and 5.9% respectively, lifting the services surplus by 19.8% to EUR 908.9 million. With goods exports and imports both declining at 7.8% and 7.6%, the foreign trade deficit narrowed by 6.7% to EUR 488.3 million, while the secondary income surplus rose from EUR 32.0 million to EUR 110.0 million. Net financial account investment showed a negative flow of EUR 591.9 million, reflecting negative other investment of EUR 816.4 million and direct investment of EUR 260.6 million, partly offset by a positive portfolio investment flow of EUR 455.4 million. Detailed December data are available via the Bank of Lithuania’s external statistics webpage, including through its My Data Sets tool for creating and automatically updating user-defined datasets.
Bank of Lithuania 2026-02-13
Bank of Lithuania reports December 2025 current account surplus rising to EUR 473.0 million
The Bank of Lithuania reported a significant increase in the current account balance surplus for December 2025, rising from EUR 143.2 million in November to EUR 473.0 million, driven by a reduced primary income deficit and a higher services surplus. Detailed data, including customizable datasets, are accessible on the Bank's external statistics webpage.