Economic Development Scenario (September 2017)
Economic Development Scenario for 2017–2020 (September 2017)
Table 1. Key macroeconomic indicators
Indicators | ESA 2010 code | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
1. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), rate of change, per cent | B1*g | 2,3 | 3,6 | 2,9 | 2,5 | 2,4 |
2. Real GDP, million Eur | B1*g | 34423,3 | 35649,8 | 36682,3 | 37614,3 | 38534,1 |
3. Nominal GDP, rate of change, per cent | B1*g | 3,5 | 6,9 | 5,3 | 4,3 | 4,1 |
4. Nominal GDP, million Eur | B1*g | 38637,4 | 41309,3 | 43516,7 | 45373,9 | 47253,8 |
5. Labour productivity (real GDP per one employed person), rate of change, per cent | 0,3 | 3,8 | 3,2 | 3,0 | 2,9 | |
Real GDP components, rate of change, per cent | ||||||
6. Household consumption expenditure | P.3 | 5,6 | 4,2 | 3,7 | 3,5 | 3,5 |
7. Government consumption expenditure | P.3 | 1,6 | 1,5 | 1,2 | 1,0 | 1,0 |
8. Gross fixed capital formation | P.51 | -0,5 | 6,3 | 6,0 | 4,4 | 4,3 |
9. Exports of goods and services | P.6 | 3,5 | 9,3 | 6,6 | 6,5 | 6,3 |
10. Imports of goods and services | P.7 | 3,9 | 10,3 | 7,4 | 6,8 | 6,4 |
ESA – The European System of National and Regional Accounts
Table 2. Price developments
Indicators | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
rate of change, per cent | |||||
1. GDP deflator | 1,2 | 3,2 | 2,4 | 1,7 | 1,7 |
2. Household consumption expenditure deflator | 0,9 | 3,5 | 2,7 | 2,5 | 2,5 |
3. Government consumption expenditure deflator | 2,7 | 4,0 | 2,7 | 2,0 | 2,0 |
4. Gross fixed capital formation deflator | 0,5 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,0 |
5. Exports of goods and services deflator | -2,0 | 3,7 | 2,0 | 1,7 | 1,7 |
6. Imports of goods and services deflator | -4,3 | 3,6 | 1,7 | 2,0 | 2,0 |
7. Harmonised index of consumer prices (average annual) | 0,7 | 3,5 | 2,7 | 2,5 | 2,5 |
Table 3. Labour market developments
Indicators | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
1. Number of employed persons (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), thou. | 1361,4 | 1358,7 | 1354,6 | 1349,2 | 1343,8 |
2. Number of employed persons (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), rate of change, per cent | 2,0 | -0,2 | -0,3 | -0,4 | -0,4 |
3. Unemployment rate (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), percentage | 7,9 | 7,0 | 6,4 | 5,9 | 5,4 |
4. Average monthly gross earnings, EUR | 774,0 | 838,3 | 889,9 | 945,2 | 1003,8 |
5. Average monthly gross earnings, rate of change, per cent | 8,4 | 8,3 | 6,2 | 6,2 | 6,2 |
6. Annual fund for wages and salaries, million EUR | 9924,6 | 10769,9 | 11399,1 | 12059,0 | 12755,3 |
7. Annual fund for wages and salaries, rate of change, per cent | 9,1 | 8,5 | 5,8 | 5,8 | 5,8 |
Table 4. Basic assumptions
Indicators | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
1. USD / EUR exchange rate* | 1,107 | 1,080 | 1,090 | 1,090 | 1,090 |
2. World GDP, rate of change, per cent** | 3,0 | 3,4 | 3,6 | 3,6 | 3,6 |
3. EU GDP, rate of change, per cent** | 1,9 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 1,9 |
4. Main export markets, rate of change, per cent | 1,5 | 1,8 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 1,9 |
5. Oil prices (Brent, USD / barrel)* | 44,0 | 51,6 | 51,4 | 51,4 | 51,4 |
Main export markets rate of change is estimated as a weighted average of EU and CIS GDP rates of change. Weight corresponds as a share of Lithuania's exports to these regions.
* Technical assumption published by the European Central Bank (June 2017)
** Technical assumption published by the European Commission (May 2017)
Last updated: 12-11-2023