Tag: Lithuania
Latvia posts the widest Baltic gender pay gap as Estonia hits a record low
The Baltic picture no longer moves in one direction. Estonia reported the strongest result in the region in 2025, with its gender pay gap falling to a record low.
Baltic states — Government finance (2025)
🇱🇻 Latvia Budget balance:– deficit: –2.5% of GDP– €1.09 bn Gross debt:– 46.9% of GDP– €20.2 bn Revenue / Expenditure:– revenue: €18.7 bn– expenditure: €19.8 bn 🇪🇪 Estonia Budget balance:– deficit: ~–3.0% of GDP Gross debt:– ~19–20% of GDP 🇱🇹 Lithuania Budget balance:– deficit: –1.8% of GDP– €1.54 bn Gross debt:– 39.5% of GDP– €33.26 bn Revenue / Expenditure:– revenue:…
Baltic population at the start of 2026: Latvia lost most, Lithuania least
All three Baltic states started 2026 with smaller populations than a year earlier. Latvia saw the steepest drop, Lithuania the mildest, while Estonia stood in between but with a sharper structural shift: after more than a decade, net migration turned negative again.
Baltic Ports Divergence: Temporary Freeze or Structural Rebalancing?
Q1 2026 revealed a clear divergence across Baltic ports. Latvia recorded broad-based contraction, Klaipėda posted strong growth, while Tallinn showed a winter-affected but structurally more stable pattern.
Baltic inflation in Q1 2026: Lithuania led the region, Latvia stayed lowest
Inflation in the Baltic states remained far below the crisis peaks of 2022-2023 in the first quarter of 2026, but the regional picture no longer moved in one simple pattern. Latvia started the quarter with the softest price pressure, Estonia showed the most uneven month-to-month path, and Lithuania ended Q1 with the strongest annual inflation in the region.
Baltic goods exports come under structural pressure as regional trade weakens
February 2026 trade data from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia point to a broader regional shift rather than a one-month fluctuation. Goods trade remained in deficit across all three economies, while pressure was concentrated in mineral products, wood, agricultural goods and other resource- or energy-intensive segments.
Lithuania led as Baltic industry split in February
February widened the industrial gap inside the Baltics rather than narrowing it. Lithuania posted the strongest result, combining annual growth with positive monthly momentum.
Weather forecasts matter more and more for the Baltic energy sector: Baltic electricity market in March 2026
Baltic electricity market in March 2026 Seasonally lower demand together with higher renewable generation drove electricity prices down across the Baltic states in March. According to AST, the average Baltic power price fell by 53.09% month on month to 72.80 EUR/MWh.
DFDS expands capacity on Karlshamn–Klaipėda route with larger RoPax ferry
DFDS will increase capacity on the Karlshamn–Klaipėda corridor by introducing the RoPax vessel from mid-September 2026, replacing Optima Seaways. The move raises both passenger and freight capacity on one of the key Baltic Sea links between Sweden and Lithuania, without adding new sailing slots.
Who lives well in Lithuania: who benefits — and who remains on minimum wage
🇱🇹Who lives well in Lithuania: who benefits — and who remains on minimum wage