Egypt vs Libya: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Egypt
17.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Libya
18.12 % change on previous year
in 2023
Egypt rank
19th
Libya rank
18th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Egypt
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 18.12 % change on previous year against 17.27 % change on previous year in Egypt, a difference of 0.85 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 19th and Libya ranks 18th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 22 % change on previous year 33.48 % change on previous year 11.48 % change on previous year Libya
1980s 4.83 % change on previous year -0.1796 % change on previous year 5.01 % change on previous year Egypt
1990s 5.93 % change on previous year -3.04 % change on previous year 8.97 % change on previous year Egypt
2000s 12.01 % change on previous year 18.89 % change on previous year 6.88 % change on previous year Libya
2010s 4.08 % change on previous year 9.58 % change on previous year 5.5 % change on previous year Libya
2020s 2.45 % change on previous year 17.77 % change on previous year 15.32 % change on previous year Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Egypt or Libya?
Libya, at 18.12 % change on previous year against 17.27 % change on previous year in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Egypt and Libya?
0.85 % change on previous year, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Egypt ranks 19th and Libya ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,512 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.