Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Libya
Libya: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Libya, 1962–2019
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Libya is 0.1%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 32.7% on the previous year and up 1,635.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Libya peaked at 3.1% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1976.
Libya ranks 195th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.1% | — |
| 1963 | 0.8% | -73.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | -35.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -49.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -57.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -58.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -40.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -79.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +388.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +76.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -87.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -90.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -82.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +128.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -66.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +12360.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -37.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -32.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +12360.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1971 | +388.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More private sector data for Libya
- Merchandise trade 102.7% (2025)
- Food imports 21.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 19.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 9.30 billion current US$ (2023)
- Manufactures exports 0.6% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 30.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 628.90 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,034 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Libya?
- Food exports in Libya was 0.1% in 2019, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1976.
- How does Libya rank for food exports?
- Libya ranks 195th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,635.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.