Kuwait vs Libya: External balance on goods and services

Kuwait
8.65 billion current LCU
in 2024
Libya
14.72 billion current LCU
in 2025
Kuwait rank
53rd
Libya rank
50th

External balance on goods and services over time

  • Kuwait
  • Libya
020.0B40.0B60.0B196519952025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 14.72 billion current LCU against 8.65 billion current LCU in Kuwait, a difference of 6.07 billion current LCU.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.7 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.

Globally, Kuwait ranks 53rd and Libya ranks 50th of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
External balance on goods and services (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 9,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.