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With one of the fastest growing economy and productivity rates in the EU, the country has all the right figures to make the bottom line work for any manufacturing business.

• GDP: 2014 3.4% / 2015 2.1% / 2016 2.4% / 2017 4.4% / 2018 3.7% / 2019 3.9% /2020 0.9% / 2021 2,2%
• Member of European Union and NATO, part of Eurozone and Schengen area.
• Global rankings:
• 17th at Index of Economic Freedom
• 34th at Corruption Perceptions Index
• 31st at Environmental Performance Index
• 29th at Global Competitiveness Index
• 50.4% or 2nd highest in the EU share of youth [25-29yrs] with tertiary education
• 84% proficiency in English
• 4th in the EU for Bachelors graduates in science, maths, computing, engineering, manufacturing and construction
• Average salary: 1307 Eur
• Labour force productivity: Estonia 84,8 / Lithuania 83,4 / Poland 82,8 / Latvia 73,3
• Taxes: 0% income tax for 10yrs and 7.5% for next 6yrs and 0% real estate tax in Free Economic Zones.

Over 45% of people in the region are younger than 40yrs old and more than 20% of the working population have skills in manufacturing, logistics and construction. And that’s only part of the story, see below for more information on why Klaipeda works so well for manufacturing.

• Population, 2023: 334 281
• Klaipeda city – 3rd youngest city in Lithuania with 45% of population is less than 40yrs old
• Working population, 2021: 168 500
• Structure of skills & qualifications 2021: Manufacturing 21,91% / Transport & storage 14,28% / Education 11,64% / Health & social care 10,24% / Wholesale, trade and repair of motor vehicles 10,15% / Construction 8,96%
• Universities, colleges and vacation schools in the city: 15
• Number of students in 2022: 11 200
• Non mother-tongue languages spoken: 52% Russian, 39% English, 10% German
• Unemployment rate: 8,8%
• Average wages: 1 592,7 Eur

More details on Kalipeda’s region can be found www.klaipedaid.lt or talk to us.

We are the first, most successful FEZ in the Baltics tax-free zone in Lithuania. In 2017 we were recognized by The Financial Times for having the world ‘s fastest on-site operation launch for our clients. See our numbers where we are today.

• Start of operations: 2002
• Total area: 412 ha. Full masterplan can be found here
• Business community: 100+ companies
• Clients: 45+ / List of major companies can be found here
• No. of countries represented: 19
• Jobs created: 5000+
• Total investments since start of operations: 778M Eur.
• State investment: 7,8M Eur.
• Revenue generated by Klaipeda FEZ companies in 2022: over 1,76bn Eur.
• Export in 2022: over 780M Eur.
• Contribution to National GDP: 2,1%
• Contribution to National Export: 1,6%
• Awards and achievements:
  – Main Award for Digitization and Red Tape Reduction, Honourable Mention for Industry 4.0 and Positive Impact at Economic Zone Sustainable Recovery Strategies Awards 2021.
  – Honourable Mention for EU Compliance, 5G connectivity 2021 / fDi Magazine Global Free Economic Zone of the Year Awards 2021.
  – Bespoke Award for Sustainability 2020 / fDi Magazine Global Free Economic Zone of the Year Awards 2020.
  – Honourable Mention for Investor Expansions, Local transport, Workforce Amenities, FlexStart / fDi Magazine Global Free Economic Zone of the Year Awards 2019.
  – Bespoke Award for Investor Expansions, Investor Incentives, Economic Impact and Flexible Space / fDi Magazine Global Free Economic Zone of the Year Awards 2018.
  – 1st place for Quick Launch Award 2017 / fDi Magazine Global Free Zones of the Year 2017.
  – Commended for local cooperation at Global Free Economic Zone of the Year 2015.
  – 5th place for Best Facilities and 19th in overall ranking at the Global Free Economic Zones of the Year 2010 by fDi Magazine.