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  Score Rank
Standards Compliance Index 56.67 out of 100 19
Business Indicator Index 10.73 out of 12 12
Lithuania
Business Indicators
With an overall score of 10.73/12, Lithuania is at standard on the economic, legal, and political indicators that make up our Business Index. Lithuania has a market-based, private-sector driven, capitalist economy where total government expenditure, including consumption and transfer payments, is moderate. Government spending equaled 31.2 percent of GDP, and 2.0 percent of government revenues came from state-owned enterprises and government ownership of property. Lithuania works to attract foreign investment and offers incentives on a project-by-project basis. Foreign investors receive national treatment and are permitted to invest in most sectors. However, there are several unofficial trade barriers, including subsidies, licensing restrictions, and market access restrictions. Contract enforcement is weak; but there are sufficient laws protecting property rights, including intellectual property rights. Corruption is manageable, as reflected in Lithuania's ranking of 51st out of 180 countries in Transparency International's 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index.  

Business Indicators

Forex Regulations - Capital Controls [text]
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