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Lithuania is a member of the European Union and the largest economy among the three Baltic states. Lithuania belongs to the group of very high human development countries. Lithuania was the first country to declare independence from Soviet Union in 1990 and rapidly moved from centrally planned to a market economy, implementing numerous liberal reforms. It enjoyed high growth rates after joining the European Union along with the other Baltic states, leading to the notion of a Baltic Tiger. GDP growth reached its peak in 2007, increasing by 11.1%, and still growing slightly in 2008. Similar to the other Baltic States, the Lithuanian economy suffered a deep recession in 2009, with GDP falling by almost 15%. GDP growth has resumed in 2010, albeit at a slower pace than before the crisis. GDP per capita in Lithuania is 70% above the world's average of $10,500. Lithuania is ranked 24th in the world in the Ease of Doing Business Index prepared by the World Bank Group and 15th out of 178 countries in the Index of Economic Freedom, measured by The Heritage Foundation. ==History of economy== The history of Lithuania can be divided into seven major periods. All the periods have some interesting and important facts that had an impact on the economic situation of the country in those times. *Ancient times – Baltic tribes (until the 13th century) *Grand Duchy of Lithuania (13th century−1569) *Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795) *Pressure of the Russian Empire (1795–1914) *Independent Lithuania during the interwar period (1918–1940) *Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1944–1990) *Republic of Lithuania (1990–) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Economy of Lithuania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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