Libya import and export data
In 2024, Libya imported goods worth $20.92 billion and exported $30.59 billion, a trade surplus of $9.67 billion. That is 9% less than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 16% a year on average.
Imports 2024
$20.92B
Exports 2024
$30.59B
Trade balance
+$9.67B
Libya imports and exports, 2017-2024
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Where Libya imports from
The largest suppliers were China (17%), Turkey (13%), Italy (12%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 42%. Among the main suppliers, Brazil grew fastest (+45% on the year before).
Where Libya exports to
The largest buyer markets were Italy (25%), Germany (15%), United Kingdom (9%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 49%. Among the main buyer markets, United Kingdom grew fastest (+75% on the year before).
Top export markets
- Italy 25%
- Germany 15%
- United Kingdom 9.1%
- Greece 8.6%
- Spain 8.3%
- France 7.5%
- United States 4.9%
- China 3.8%
- Netherlands 3.2%
- Austria 2.3%
Top Libya imports
- 1Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$3.98B19%
- 2Cars · HS 8703$770.5M3.7%
- 3Sugar · HS 1701$513.4M2.5%
- 4Precious metal jewelry · HS 7113$367.8M1.8%
- 5Iron ore · HS 2601$330.3M1.6%
- 6Electrical wire and cable · HS 8544$304.3M1.5%
- 7Packaged medicines · HS 3004$298.6M1.4%
- 8Worked building stone · HS 6802$271.5M1.3%
- 9Vehicle parts and accessories · HS 8708$223.8M1.1%
- 10Furniture · HS 9403$223.7M1.1%
- 11Poultry meat · HS 0207$218.8M1.1%
- 12Portland cement · HS 2523$212.7M1%
Top Libya exports
- 1Crude oil · HS 2709$27.70B91%
- 2Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$776.4M2.5%
- 3Petroleum gas · HS 2711$717.8M2.4%
- 4Reduced iron and sponge iron · HS 7203$263.5M0.9%
- 5Hydrocarbon · HS 2901$184.1M0.6%
- 6Ammonia · HS 2814$181.5M0.6%
- 7Iron and steel scrap · HS 7204$147.2M0.5%
- 8Copper scrap · HS 7404$128.4M0.4%
- 9Coal tar oil · HS 2707$98.1M0.3%
- 10Aluminium scrap · HS 7602$77.7M0.3%
- 11Forged and hot-rolled steel bars · HS 7214$47.3M0.2%
- 12Alcohol · HS 2905$42.3M0.1%
Beyond the public totals
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Libya trade data by product
Every product below has its own page: yearly trend, partner countries on a map, prices per kg and HS detail.
Chapter 01 · Animals; live
Chapter 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other…
Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey…
Chapter 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and…
Chapter 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
Chapter 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or…
Chapter 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 10 · Cereals
Chapter 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt…
Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous…
Chapter 13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and…
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils…
Chapter 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other…
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk…
Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or…
Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…
Chapter 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes…
Chapter 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering…
Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of…
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals
Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their…
Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery…
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing…
Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches…
Chapter 37 · Photographic or cinematographic goods
Chapter 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
- Libya polyethylene trade
- Libya polypropylene trade
- Libya polystyrene trade
- Libya pvc trade
- Libya vinyl polymer trade
- Libya acrylic resin trade
- Libya engineering plastic trade
- Libya polyurethane trade
- Libya cellulose trade
- Libya plastic monofilament trade
- Libya plastic hose trade
- Libya plastic flooring trade
- Libya self-adhesive film trade
- Libya plastic sheet trade
- Libya plastic film trade
- Libya plastic sanitary ware trade
- Libya plastic bottle trade
- Libya plastic dinnerware trade
- Libya plastic building material trade
- Libya plastic product trade
Chapter 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness…
Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 47 · Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic…
Chapter 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp…
- Libya uncoated printing paper trade
- Libya tissue paper trade
- Libya uncoated paperboard trade
- Libya coated paper trade
- Libya specialty coated paper trade
- Libya cigarette paper trade
- Libya toilet paper and tissues trade
- Libya paperboard boxes and cartons trade
- Libya paper notebooks and albums trade
- Libya paper labels trade
- Libya paper articles trade
Chapter 49 · Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other…
Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of…
Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres
Chapter 56 · Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns…
Chapter 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 58 · Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile…
Chapter 59 · Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered…
Chapter 60 · Fabrics; knitted or crocheted
Chapter 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…
- Libya men's knit clothing trade
- Libya women's knit clothing trade
- Libya men's knit shirt trade
- Libya women's knit blouse trade
- Libya men's knit underwear trade
- Libya women's knit underwear trade
- Libya t-shirt and vest trade
- Libya knit sweater trade
- Libya baby knit clothing trade
- Libya knit swimwear and activewear trade
- Libya knit garment trade
- Libya hosiery trade
- Libya knit gloves trade
- Libya knit clothing accessories trade
Chapter 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…
- Libya men's overcoat trade
- Libya women's overcoat trade
- Libya men's clothing trade
- Libya women's clothing trade
- Libya men's shirt trade
- Libya women's blouse trade
- Libya men's underwear trade
- Libya women's underwear trade
- Libya baby clothing trade
- Libya technical garment trade
- Libya swimwear and activewear trade
- Libya lingerie and corsetry trade
- Libya scarf and shawl trade
- Libya clothing accessories trade
Chapter 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing…
Chapter 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such…
Chapter 65 · Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 67 · Feathers and down, prepared; and articles made…
Chapter 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or…
Chapter 69 · Ceramic products
Chapter 70 · Glass and glassware
Chapter 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious…
Chapter 72 · Iron and steel
- Libya ferro-alloys trade
- Libya reduced iron and sponge iron trade
- Libya iron and steel scrap trade
- Libya steel semi-finished products trade
- Libya hot-rolled steel coils trade
- Libya cold-rolled steel sheets trade
- Libya coated steel sheets trade
- Libya coated steel strips trade
- Libya hot-rolled steel bars trade
- Libya forged and hot-rolled steel bars trade
- Libya steel shapes trade
- Libya steel wire trade
- Libya alloy steel bars and shapes trade
Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles
- Libya seamless steel pipes trade
- Libya large diameter steel pipes trade
- Libya welded steel tubes trade
- Libya steel pipe fittings trade
- Libya steel structural sections trade
- Libya steel storage tanks trade
- Libya steel drums trade
- Libya gas cylinders trade
- Libya steel wire ropes trade
- Libya steel wire mesh trade
- Libya steel chain trade
- Libya steel nails trade
- Libya steel fasteners trade
- Libya steel springs trade
- Libya steel stoves trade
- Libya steel cookware trade
- Libya steel sanitary ware trade
- Libya cast iron articles trade
- Libya steel articles trade
Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75 · Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
- Libya aluminium ingots trade
- Libya aluminium scrap trade
- Libya aluminium rods trade
- Libya aluminium sheet trade
- Libya aluminium foil trade
- Libya aluminium tubes trade
- Libya aluminium structural sections trade
- Libya aluminium drums trade
- Libya aluminium cables trade
- Libya aluminium cookware trade
- Libya aluminium products trade
Chapter 78 · Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks…
Chapter 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…
- Libya steam turbine trade
- Libya piston engine trade
- Libya diesel engine trade
- Libya engine parts trade
- Libya gas turbine trade
- Libya pneumatic motor trade
- Libya liquid pump trade
- Libya air compressor trade
- Libya air conditioner trade
- Libya furnace burner trade
- Libya industrial furnace trade
- Libya refrigerator trade
- Libya heat treatment machinery trade
- Libya centrifuge trade
- Libya dishwasher trade
- Libya weighing scale trade
- Libya spray gun trade
- Libya hoist trade
- Libya crane trade
- Libya forklift trade
- Libya conveyor trade
- Libya excavator trade
- Libya excavation machinery trade
- Libya lifting machinery parts trade
- Libya soil cultivator trade
- Libya harvester trade
- Libya milking machine trade
- Libya poultry incubator trade
- Libya food processing machinery trade
- Libya printing press trade
- Libya washing machine trade
- Libya industrial washer trade
- Libya sewing machine trade
- Libya metal casting machine trade
- Libya rolling mill trade
- Libya planer machine trade
- Libya metal press trade
- Libya stone cutting machine trade
- Libya wood working machine trade
- Libya machine tool parts trade
- Libya power tool trade
- Libya calculator trade
- Libya computer trade
- Libya office machine trade
- Libya computer parts trade
- Libya crushing machine trade
- Libya plastic molding machine trade
- Libya specialized machinery trade
- Libya metal mold trade
- Libya valve trade
- Libya bearing trade
- Libya gearbox trade
- Libya gasket trade
Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…
- Libya electric motor trade
- Libya generator trade
- Libya motor parts trade
- Libya transformer trade
- Libya battery trade
- Libya accumulator trade
- Libya vacuum cleaner trade
- Libya electric appliance trade
- Libya electric shaver trade
- Libya ignition system trade
- Libya automotive lighting trade
- Libya flashlight trade
- Libya electric furnace trade
- Libya electric welding machine trade
- Libya electric heater trade
- Libya phones and network equipment trade
- Libya microphone trade
- Libya video recorder trade
- Libya storage media trade
- Libya television camera trade
- Libya radar trade
- Libya radio receiver trade
- Libya monitor trade
- Libya electronics parts trade
- Libya alarm system trade
- Libya high voltage switch trade
- Libya low voltage switch trade
- Libya control panel trade
- Libya electrical parts trade
- Libya light bulbs trade
- Libya electrical machinery trade
- Libya electrical wire and cable trade
- Libya carbon brushes trade
- Libya electrical insulators trade
Chapter 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling…
Chapter 88 · Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Chapter 89 · Ships, boats and floating structures
Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic…
- Libya optical fibres and lenses trade
- Libya eyeglasses trade
- Libya optical microscopes trade
- Libya surveying instruments trade
- Libya drawing and measuring instruments trade
- Libya medical instruments trade
- Libya therapeutic apparatus trade
- Libya orthopaedic appliances trade
- Libya x-ray apparatus trade
- Libya demonstration apparatus trade
- Libya material testing machines trade
- Libya temperature and humidity meters trade
- Libya pressure and flow meters trade
- Libya analytical instruments trade
- Libya utility meters trade
- Libya electrical measuring instruments trade
- Libya measuring instruments trade
- Libya control instruments trade
Chapter 91 · Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress…
Chapter 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and…
Libya on EximDataX
Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Values in US dollars.
Straight answers
Trade data for Libya: questions
What does Libya import most?
The largest imports by value in 2024 were refined petroleum products ($3.98 billion), cars ($770.5 million) and sugar ($513.4 million). Together they made up 25% of total imports of $20.92 billion. Each product has its own page below with suppliers and prices.
What are the main exports of Libya?
The top exports in 2024 were crude oil ($27.70 billion), refined petroleum products ($776.4 million) and petroleum gas ($717.8 million), 95% of exports of $30.59 billion. That left a trade surplus of $9.67 billion.
Who are the biggest trading partners of Libya?
The largest suppliers were China (17% of imports), Turkey and Italy. The largest export markets were Italy (25% of exports), Germany and the United Kingdom. The maps above show every partner country.
Where can I get shipment-level Libya trade data?
Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024. Public statistics like these stop at country totals; the platform shows the companies, dates and values behind them.
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