Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Libya currently reports 102.7% against 44.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 58.2%.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.2% | 30.8% | 28.4% | Libya |
| 1970s | 67.2% | 36.2% | 31.0% | Libya |
| 1980s | 56.6% | 34.6% | 21.9% | Libya |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 33.0% | 15.5% | Libya |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 44.1% | 9.1% | Libya |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 43.4% | 30.6% | Libya |
| 2020s | 103.3% | 40.3% | 63.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Libya, at 102.7% against 44.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 58.2%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Libya ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. 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.