Value of exported goods and services in Libya
Libya: Value of exported goods and services was 22.63 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Value of exported goods and services in Libya, 2003–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Libya recorded 22.63 billion constant 2015 US$ for value of exported goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 109.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of exported goods and services in Libya peaked at 36.41 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.25 billion constant 2015 US$, in 2004.
Libya ranks 81st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of exported goods and services in Libya, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.04 billion constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 2004 | 7.25 billion constant 2015 US$ | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 7.81 billion constant 2015 US$ | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 9.47 billion constant 2015 US$ | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 10.46 billion constant 2015 US$ | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 9.32 billion constant 2015 US$ | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 8.88 billion constant 2015 US$ | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 36.41 billion constant 2015 US$ | +310.2% |
| 2011 | 10.42 billion constant 2015 US$ | -71.4% |
| 2012 | 32.46 billion constant 2015 US$ | +211.5% |
| 2013 | 23.94 billion constant 2015 US$ | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 11.06 billion constant 2015 US$ | -53.8% |
| 2015 | 10.83 billion constant 2015 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.19 billion constant 2015 US$ | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 23.70 billion constant 2015 US$ | +132.6% |
| 2018 | 29.86 billion constant 2015 US$ | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 31.27 billion constant 2015 US$ | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 10.53 billion constant 2015 US$ | -66.3% |
| 2021 | 23.80 billion constant 2015 US$ | +126.1% |
| 2022 | 19.05 billion constant 2015 US$ | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 20.40 billion constant 2015 US$ | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 19.00 billion constant 2015 US$ | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 22.63 billion constant 2015 US$ | +19.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 22.63 billion constant 2015 US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.63 billion constant 2015 US$, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Libya's 22.63 billion constant 2015 US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 45.33 billion constant 2015 US$, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of exported goods and services in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +310.2% | 8.88 billion constant 2015 US$ | 36.41 billion constant 2015 US$ |
| 2012 | +211.5% | 10.42 billion constant 2015 US$ | 32.46 billion constant 2015 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.74 billion constant 2015 US$ | 7.25 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10.46 billion constant 2015 US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10.19 billion constant 2015 US$ | 36.41 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10.53 billion constant 2015 US$ | 23.80 billion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 78 Estonia 24.71 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 79 Ukraine 23.34 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 80 Sri Lanka 23.22 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 82 Tunisia 22.38 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 83 Uzbekistan 22.10 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 84 Latvia 21.36 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of exported goods and services in Libya?
- Value of exported goods and services in Libya was 22.63 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of exported goods and services recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 36.41 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest value of exported goods and services recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.25 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2004.
- How does Libya rank for value of exported goods and services?
- Libya ranks 81st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of exported goods and services rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of exported goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of exported goods and market services provided to the rest of the world. This data is expressed in US dollars, adjusted for inflation.