Exports of goods and services in Libya
Libya: Exports of goods and services was 71.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, exports of goods and services in Libya stood at 71.7%.
The figure is up 222.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Libya peaked at 92.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2016.
Libya ranks 27th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.7% | — |
| 1991 | 33.8% | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 20.2% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +56.1% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +68.7% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | -42.4% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +75.3% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -46.2% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +86.6% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +45.7% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -51.9% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +352.1% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 71.7% | -16.2% |
| 2025 | 71.7% | -0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 71.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.2%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 71.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.8%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +352.1% | 20.4% | 92.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 19.4% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 26.5% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 14.6% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 20.4% | 92.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More economy & growth data for Libya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -56.51 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -7.66 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 794.70 million BoP, current US$ (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Libya?
- Exports of goods and services in Libya was 71.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2016.
- How does Libya rank for exports of goods and services?
- Libya ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. 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.