Libya vs South Africa: Net trade in goods

Libya
13.88 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
South Africa
11.97 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Libya rank
30th
South Africa rank
33rd

Net trade in goods over time

  • Libya
  • South Africa
-20.0B020.0B40.0B196019922025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 13.88 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.97 billion BoP, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 1.91 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

Globally, Libya ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,807 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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