

Coat of arms: consisting of an armour-clad knight on horseback holding a sword and shield, is also known as Vytis.
The heraldic shield features the field gules (red) with an armoured knight on a horse salient argent (silver). The knight is holding in his dexter hand a sword argent above his head. A shield azure hangs on the sinister shoulder of the knight with a double cross or (gold) on it. The horse saddle, straps, and belts are azure. The hilt of the sword and the fastening of the sheath, the stirrups, the curb bits of the bridle, the horseshoes, as well as the decoration of the harness, are or (gold).
Flag: consists of a horizontal tricolor of yellow, green, and red. The yellow in the flag is meant to symbolize the sun and prosperity, the green is for the forests, the countryside, liberty, and hope, and the red represents the blood and bravery of those who have died for Lithuania.
- Anthem: «Tautiška giesmė» is the national anthem of Lithuania. The music and lyrics were written in 1898 by Vincas Kudirka.
- Official languages: Lithuanian.
- Geographical location: it is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the east of Sweden and Denmark. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest.
- Administrative divisions: politics of Lithuania takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Lithuania is the head of state and the Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the President and the Government, which is headed by the Prime Minister. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and the unicameral Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament). Judicial power is vested in judges appointed by the President of Lithuania and is independent of executive and legislature power. The judiciary consists of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, and the Court of Appeal as well as the separate administrative courts.
- Capital: Vilnius.
- Governance: the country's 10 counties are subdivided into 60 municipalities.
- Population: 2.85 million.
- Currency: Euro.
- GDP: €45.2 billion.
- Time zone: GMT +2, GMT +3.
- Telephone code: +370.
- Barcode: 477.
Trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Lithuania
Lithuania's economic performance in 2018:
- GDP — €45.2 billion;
- GDP growth — 3.5%;
- Inflation (yearly average) — 2.7%;
- Unemployment — 6.2%;
- Average gross salary — 921 euro;
- Exports — €28.3 billion;
- Imports — €30.9 billion;
- Doing Business — 14th position.
Lithuania's most valuable export products:
- petrochemicals;
- fertilizers;
- iron and steel;
- wood and articles thereof;
- animal or vegetable fats and oils;
- power.
Lithuania mainly imports the following products:
HS code |
Commodity heading |
Share in total imports, % |
27 |
Mineral fuels, mineral oils, and products of their distillation |
20.1 |
84 |
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
10.0 |
87 |
Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof |
9.6 |
85 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers |
7.4 |
39 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
4.5 |
30 |
Pharmaceutical products |
3.3 |
29 |
Organic chemicals |
2.6 |
72 |
Iron and steel |
2.4 |
44 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal |
2.3 |
73 |
Iron or steel articles |
2.1 |
90 |
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories |
2.1 |
03 |
Fish |
1.6 |
48 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard |
1.5 |
Lithuania is one of the most important trade partners of Belarus and is among the top-10 countries investing in Belarus.
The following initiatives enhance trade and economic cooperation between the countries:
- Belarusian-Lithuanian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation;
- Belarusian-Lithuanian Economic Forums;
- cooperation between the districts of Belarus and Lithuania;
- investments in the economies of the countries and joint investment projects;
- a constructive dialogue between the authorities and businesses of both countries.
Dynamics of trade between Belarus and Lithuania (in million U.S. dollars)
Year |
Turnover |
Exports |
Imports |
Surplus |
2013 |
1539.0 |
1072.6 |
466.4 |
606.2 |
2014 |
1407.2 |
1042.0 |
365.2 |
676.8 |
2015 |
1241.8 |
964.0 |
277.8 |
687.2 |
2016 |
1032.5 |
767.0 |
265.5 |
501.5 |
2017 |
1166.8 |
848.3 |
318.4 |
529.9 |
2018 |
1512.9 |
1156.2 |
356.7 |
799.5 |
as compared to 2017,% |
129.7 |
136.3 |
112.0 |
— |
In 2018, trade turnover between the countries was up 29.7% to $1.51 billion as compared to 2017. Belarus' exports increased by 36.3% to $1.16 billion, imports — by 12% to $356.7 million. Trade surplus amounted to $799.5 million.
Belarus supplies a wide range of goods to Lithuania. In 2018, it exported goods of 642 commodity headings against goods of 645 commodity headings in 2017.
Belarus mainly exported the following products to Lithuania in 2018
HS code |
Commodity heading |
in million U.S. dollars |
Commodity heading no. 44 |
Wood and articles thereof |
186.5 |
8704 |
Vehicles |
173.8 |
2710 |
Petroleum oils |
84.8 |
3105 |
Fertilizers |
75.5 |
2716 |
Power |
54.3 |
3208 — 3210 |
Paints and vanishes |
37.9 |
7403 |
Copper |
32.4 |
7214 |
Bars and rods of non-alloy steel |
37.0 |
7217 |
Wire of non-alloy steel |
32.2 |
1514 |
Rape oil |
28.4 |
Commodity heading no. 85 |
Electrical machinery and equipment |
26.1 |
Commodity heading no. 84 |
Boilers, machinery, and mechanical appliances |
25.2 |
0811 |
Frozen fruits |
18.3 |
7610 |
Aluminium structures |
15.2 |
9401 — 9403 |
Furniture |
14.7 |
7213 |
Hot-rolled bars and rods of non-alloy steel |
13.8 |
Commodity heading no. 61 |
Knitted clothing |
13.2 |
9013 |
Liquid crystal devices, lasers |
12.5 |
Commodity heading no. 62 |
Apparel |
11.3 |
3704 — 7306 |
Pipes of iron or steel |
10.4 |
5309 |
Woven fabrics of flax |
9.1 |
Belarus mainly imports boilers, equipment and mechanical appliances, plastics and articles thereof, electrical machinery and equipment, paper and paperboard from Lithuania.
Belarus's most promising products to export to Lithuania:
HS code |
Products |
1514 |
Rape oil |
1517 |
Margarine |
2517 |
Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone |
2523 |
Portland cement |
2703 |
Peat |
3208, 3209, 3210 |
Paints and varnishes |
44 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal |
48 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper or paperboard |
61 |
Knitted clothing |
62 |
Clothing of textile materials |
6809, 6810 |
Articles of plaster, cement and concrete |
7005, 7006, 7007 |
Float glass and other glass |
7008 |
Multiple-walled insulating units |
7610 |
Aluminium structures |
8428 — 8433 |
Road construction machinery and agricultural machinery |
8703 — 8705 |
Cars and trucks, special purpose motor vehicles |
8716 |
Trailers and semi-trailers |
In 2018, the share of Lithuania in Belarus' total trade in commercial services was 6.7% or $811.9 million, a 16.5% increase from 2017.
Belarus' exports of commercial services to Lithuania were up 21.9% to $329.9 million as compared to 2017. There was an increase in exports of transport services (by 17.6% to $246.5 million), construction services (by 56.8% to $28.6 million), IT services (by 75.1% to $17.4 million) and travel services (by 19.5% to $3.3 million) as well.
In 2018, Belarus' imports from Lithuania prevailed its exports to this country and increased by 13% to $482 million as compared to 2017.
Transport services accounted for 85.1% in Belarus' total imports. In 2018, Lithuania increased exports of these services by 13.3% to $410.2 million.
Lithuania is among the top-10 investors in Belarus. In 2018, it was the 7th investor among all countries and the 4th one among all EU-countries.
Years | Gross investment | Direct investment |
2013 |
178.5 |
105.7 |
2014 |
233.5 |
190.1 |
2015 |
168.9 |
139.6 |
2016 |
253.4 |
185.8 |
2017 |
198.2 |
180.6 |
2018 |
196.6 |
166.3 |
Over the last five years, Lithuania has invested more than $150 million in Belarus every year. In 2018, Lithuania's investment in Belarus amounted to $196.6 million, direct investment — $166.3 million.
A number of large-scale investment projects with Lithuanian capital are implemented in Belarus in construction, retail trade, woodworking, agriculture and logistics. The biggest Lithuanian investors are ARVI Group of Companies (agriculture and animal waste recycling), Vakaru Medienos Grupe, Ltd. (VMG) (wood processing), Modus Group (energy), VP grupe and Senukai, Kesko, Oma (shopping centers).
There are more than 600 companies with Lithuanian capital in Belarus and about 250 companies with Belarusian one in Lithuania.
Belarus supplies about 30% of its products to Lithuania through 50 foreign subsidiaries of the biggest Belarusian companies, such as UAB Prekybos namai BMZ-Baltija, UAB Amkodor Baltic, UAB Baltkalis, UAB Beltair, UAB Mogotex Baltic, UAB Transchema.
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