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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 3.5% / 2015 1.8% / 2016 2.3% / 2017 3.9%
  Source: Bank of Lithuania, 2018

• Member of European Union and NATO, part of Eurozone and Schengen area.
• Global rankings:
• Highest ranked employee motivation level in CEE countries
  IMD Talent Report, 2016

• 16th for ease of Doing Business
  Source: World Bank, Ease of Doing Buisness, 2018

• 19th for Economic Freedom
  Source: Heritage Foundation, 2018

• 41st at Global Competitiveness Index
  Source: World Economic Forum, 2017

• Exports [change on preceding year]: 2014 3.5% / 2015 -0.4% / 2016 2.9% / 2017 10.4%
  Source: Statistics Lithuania, 2018

• 50.4% or 2nd highest in the EU share of youth [25-29yrs] with tertiary education
  Source, Eurostat, 2016

• 84% proficiency in English
  Source: Population census, 2011

• 4th in the EU for Bachelors graduates in science, maths, computing, engineering, manufacturing and construction
  Source, Eurostat, 2014

• Average salary: 820 Eur
  Source: Statistics Lithuania, 2018

• Labour force productivity: Lithuania 4.4 / EU average 1.5 / Poland 3.2 / Latvia 3.9 / Germany 0.7
  Source: Eurostat, 2017

• Taxes: 0% income tax for 10yrs and 7.5% for next 6yrs and 0% real estate tax in Free Economic Zones.
• Wifi: Highest internet speed in CEE
  Source: Global Competitiveness Report, 2016-2017

  and 8th globally for overall mobile internet speed
  Source: Open Signal, 2017

Over 47% 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, 2018: 317, 471
  Source: Statistics Lithuania, 2018

• Klaipeda city – 2nd youngest city in Lithuania with 47% of population is less than 40yrs old
• Working population, 2018: 160,100
  Source: Statistics Lithuania, 2018

• 20% employees in manufacturing
  Source: Statistics Lithuania, 2018

• Structure of skills & qualifications 2016 : Manufacturing 19,6% / Education 13,1% / Transport & storage 12,6% / Wholesale, trade and repair of motor vehicles 11,1% / Health & social care 10% / Construction 8%
  Source: Statistics Lithuania, 2018

• Secondary and tertiary educational institutions : 16
  Source: Ministry of Education and Science, 2018

• Number of students in 2016: 15,100
  Source: Ministry of Education and Science, 2018

• Non mother-tongue languages spoken: 97% Russian, 56% English, 21% German
  Languages in Lithuanian Cities, 2014

• Unemployment rate: 6,4%
  Source: Statistics Lithuania, 2018

• Average wages: 818Eur
  Source: Statistics Lithuania, 2018

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 and the largest 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
• Anchor tenants: 30+ / List of major companies can be found here
• No. of countries represented:17
• Jobs created:5400+ [5.4 percent of Klaipeda’s working population]
• Investment attracted since start of operations to 2018: 634M Eur.
• State investment: 6,4M Eur.
• Revenue generated by investors in 2018: over 1,2bn Eur.
• Export in 2018: over 610M Eur.
• Contribution to National GDP: 2,5-5%
• Awards and achievements:
  – 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