Merchandise trade in Libya
Libya: Merchandise trade was 102.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Libya is 102.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Libya peaked at 130.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2000.
Libya ranks 24th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.2% | 37.2% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.2% | 63.2% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.6% | 47.7% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 34.0% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 31.8% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 45.1% | 103.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.3% | 41.7% | 130.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More private sector data for Libya
- Merchandise exports 30.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.6% (2019)
- Food exports 0.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 19.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2019)
- Food imports 21.6% (2019)
- Commercial service exports 628.90 million current US$ (2023)
- Transport services 38.9% (2023)
- Computer, communications and other services 4.6% (2023)
- Commercial service imports 9.30 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Libya?
- Merchandise trade in Libya was 102.7% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 130.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for merchandise trade?
- Libya ranks 24th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.