Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Lithuania
Lithuania: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was -15.55 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Lithuania, 1993–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Lithuania stood at -15.55 billion. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 310.0% on the previous year and down 462.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Lithuania peaked at 6.99 billion in 2002 and was at its lowest, -15.55 billion, in 2008.
Lithuania ranks 164th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.59 billion | — |
| 1994 | 1.78 billion | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 2.38 billion | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 2.64 billion | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 3.49 billion | +32.2% |
| 1998 | 4.29 billion | +23.0% |
| 1999 | 3.66 billion | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 5.37 billion | +46.8% |
| 2001 | 6.43 billion | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 6.99 billion | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 6.68 billion | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.53 billion | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.60 billion | -44.9% |
| 2006 | 3.14 billion | -12.9% |
| 2007 | -3.79 billion | -220.9% |
| 2008 | -15.55 billion | +310.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.83 billion | 1.59 billion | 4.29 billion | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.16 billion | -15.55 billion | 6.99 billion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Lithuania
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -16.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0406 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,339 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -14.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,578 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -9.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,784 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Lithuania?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Lithuania was -15.55 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 billion in 2002.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.55 billion in 2008.
- How does Lithuania rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Lithuania ranks 164th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 462.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.