Index Commentary

Lithuania moves down nine places to rank 31. There is a significant drop in energy security by 17 places driven by less diversified electricity production and a decrease of the wholesale margin on gasoline; negative trends that can only be partly offset by a decrease in energy consumption growth. Lithuania experiences a small drop in environmental performance; however it continues to perform very well despite a high level of energy intensity per capita as it outperforms other countries with similar levels of energy intensity. Lithuania did not manage to improve its performance in social equity and contextual performance remains mostly constant. However, Lithuania’s weak economic position further deteriorates to rank 55 due to less credit availability.