#52026SC02152026 Lithuania Country Report on Economic and Social Policy
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The report assesses Lithuania’s economic outlook and policy challenges, highlighting solid growth, high inflation, recovering investment, and continued labor-market mismatches. It points to strong consumer spending, rising wages, and higher foreign direct investment, while warning that geopolitical risks, trade tensions, and energy prices could slow growth. For businesses and compliance teams, the main signal is a mixed operating environment: demand may stay resilient in the short term, helped by pension withdrawals that boost consumption, but costs are likely to remain under pressure from inflation, fuel, services, and labor constraints. Employers, investors, financial planners, and public-policy teams should watch inflation forecasts, pension reform effects, and workforce availability.
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Key Changes
- The report projects continued Lithuanian GDP growth of 3.0% in 2026, slowing to 2.1% in 2027.
- It highlights higher inflation, expected to reach 4.4% in 2026 before easing in 2027.
- It notes that voluntary second-pillar pension withdrawals may temporarily boost consumer spending.