Imports of goods and services in Libya
Libya: Imports of goods and services was 65.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in Libya stood at 65.9%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Libya peaked at 75.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2000.
Libya ranks 47th 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.
Imports of goods and services in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.1% | — |
| 1991 | 30.8% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 25.5% | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +105.0% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | +52.4% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -28.3% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +48.1% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +51.6% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +136.0% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 65.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 65.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.8%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports 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 | +136.0% | 30.6% | 72.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 14.6% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 13.7% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 20.4% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 30.6% | 75.5% | 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 imports of goods and services in Libya?
- Imports of goods and services in Libya was 65.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for imports of goods and services?
- Libya ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. 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 Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to 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.