Successful results in Klaipėda’s free economic zone

The absolute majority of investors operating in the Klaipėda Free Economic Zone (LEZ) would recommend their experience to other businesses, and 26% of employee salaries in investor companies. exceeded the general salary average of Klaipėda county.
Investors appreciate it very well
in 2023 According to the survey conducted by the strategic management consulting company Smart Continent LT at the end of 2016, 94.3% of investors rate the Klaipėda SEZ with the highest scores, another 5.7% rate their experience simply positively, and among those interviewed there were no so-called “detractors” – unsatisfied or non-recommending customers .
According to the research, Klaipėda SEZ investors value the image and communication of the management company, the physical environment of the territory, community spirit and communal services the best. According to the customers of the LEZ, the greatest efforts should currently be put into improving transport and communication, as well as socialization and green spaces.
Eimantas Kiudulas, head of the Klaipėda SEZ, says that the extremely high satisfaction of existing customers creates prerequisites for the development of companies already operating in the territory, as well as for new investments. On the other hand, the need for the development of the social environment, which is being heard more and more loudly, illustrates the transformation of the LEZ into a vibrant and multifunctional area with high added value, which has been going on for some time.
According to him, companies operating in the LEZ are more and more concerned about the well-being of their employees, therefore they are extremely interested in more diverse social and entertainment opportunities near the workplaces, they are more and more interested in a quality and comfortable environment.
According to Klaipėda Mayor Arvydas Vaitkaus, investments that create added value for the city and the people living in it are important and necessary not only for Klaipėda or the coastal region, but also for the whole of Lithuania.
“I often have to communicate with investors in the Klaipėda SEZ, and I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t be happy to be located here. It is good that companies using the latest technologies are being established in Klaipėda, we increasingly observe that companies pay more attention to ecology, and the activity of the SEZ instills confidence in investors. This is the result of long-term and consistent work, which will bring benefits to the entire region”, says Klaipėda City Mayor A. Vaitkus.

Exceeds regional wages
There are currently about 2,800 employees in Klaipėda SEZ investor companies, and about 5,000 in the entire territory. More than 45 foreign investors operating in Klaipėda SEZ in 2022. paid more than 107 million EUR GPM, VAT and “Sodra” taxes. purchased goods and services in the Lithuanian market for more than 500 million. Eur. Since the beginning of activity in 2002 Lithuanian and foreign capital companies have implemented or planned 778 million in the Klaipėda SEZ. EUR investments. Lithuanian and foreign investors from 19 countries operate in the territory. The main areas of activity of FEZ companies are plastics industry, metal processing, green energy, food processing, automotive components, electrical components and other segments.
in 2022 The total turnover of Klaipėda SEZ companies reached 1.76 billion. EUR, and export – 780 million. Eur. Klaipėda SEZ companies are also large buyers of goods and services in the Klaipėda region and throughout the country – in 2022. their purchases in the local market exceeded half a billion euros.
The average salary before taxes in Klaipėda SEZ investor companies a year ago amounted to EUR 2,084 and 26 percent. exceeded the general salary average of Klaipėda county and was 17 percent. higher than the average of manufacturing companies in the region. The salaries paid by Klaipėda SEZ companies were almost EUR 300 higher than the average salary in Lithuania.
The latest detailed salary statistics published by the State Data Agency show that in 2022 at the end of the year, the average wage of Klaipėda SEZ investors exceeded the total number of the county by more than 400 EUR, exceeded the average of Klaipėda city by 300 EUR and was almost identical to the average wage in Vilnius.
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Reda MILVYDIENĖ