Lebanon vs Libya: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Lebanon
18.02 billion current US$
in 2023
Libya
18.20 billion current US$
in 2023
Lebanon rank
84th
Libya rank
83rd
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Lebanon
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 18.20 billion current US$ against 18.02 billion current US$ in Lebanon, a difference of 178.20 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 84th and Libya ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 397.35 million current US$ | 356.53 million current US$ | 40.81 million current US$ | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 764.17 million current US$ | 947.90 million current US$ | 183.73 million current US$ | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.53 billion current US$ | 5.77 billion current US$ | 3.24 billion current US$ | Libya |
| 1990s | 5.35 billion current US$ | 5.08 billion current US$ | 268.06 million current US$ | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 9.85 billion current US$ | 4.85 billion current US$ | 4.99 billion current US$ | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 20.43 billion current US$ | 17.15 billion current US$ | 3.28 billion current US$ | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 15.59 billion current US$ | 15.09 billion current US$ | 499.60 million current US$ | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Lebanon or Libya?
- Libya, at 18.20 billion current US$ against 18.02 billion current US$ in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Lebanon and Libya?
- 178.20 million current US$, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Libya?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Libya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Lebanon ranks 84th and Libya ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.