Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … annual in Libya
Libya: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … annual was -15.6 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Libya recorded -15.6 % change on previous year for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual in 2023.
That represents a change of down 158.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual in Libya peaked at 549.23 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -71.13 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Libya ranks 164th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … annual in Libya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 89.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 549.23 % change on previous year | +514.9% |
| 1963 | 155.45 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1964 | 85.99 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 1965 | 28.38 % change on previous year | -67.0% |
| 1966 | 23.08 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1967 | 15.6 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1968 | 63.91 % change on previous year | +309.6% |
| 1969 | 15.38 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 1970 | 9.4 % change on previous year | -38.9% |
| 1971 | 15.37 % change on previous year | +63.5% |
| 1972 | -14.51 % change on previous year | -194.4% |
| 1973 | 69.98 % change on previous year | -582.3% |
| 1974 | 112.25 % change on previous year | +60.4% |
| 1975 | -25.65 % change on previous year | -122.9% |
| 1976 | 35.46 % change on previous year | -238.2% |
| 1977 | 17.3 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1978 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 1979 | 59.58 % change on previous year | +2203.3% |
| 1980 | 34.54 % change on previous year | -42.0% |
| 1981 | -28.56 % change on previous year | -182.7% |
| 1982 | -10.45 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 1983 | -18.33 % change on previous year | +75.4% |
| 1984 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 1985 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1986 | -40.95 % change on previous year | +2104.1% |
| 1987 | 19.48 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 1988 | -14.49 % change on previous year | -174.4% |
| 1989 | 24.69 % change on previous year | -270.5% |
| 1990 | 63.74 % change on previous year | +158.1% |
| 1991 | -18.77 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 1992 | -11.44 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 1993 | -20.79 % change on previous year | +81.8% |
| 1994 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 1995 | 9.33 % change on previous year | +84.3% |
| 1996 | 19.01 % change on previous year | +103.7% |
| 1997 | -5.4 % change on previous year | -128.4% |
| 1998 | -37.91 % change on previous year | +602.7% |
| 1999 | 32.46 % change on previous year | -185.6% |
| 2000 | 30.22 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2001 | -12.63 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 2002 | -13.77 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 38.7 % change on previous year | -381.0% |
| 2004 | 40.01 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 47.62 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 30.45 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 12.49 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 2008 | 37.5 % change on previous year | +200.3% |
| 2009 | -39.01 % change on previous year | -204.0% |
| 2010 | 63.53 % change on previous year | -262.8% |
| 2011 | -58.92 % change on previous year | -192.8% |
| 2012 | 201.46 % change on previous year | -441.9% |
| 2013 | -16.11 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 2014 | -32.21 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2015 | -27.17 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2016 | -11.92 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 49.19 % change on previous year | +3301720.9% |
| 2019 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 2020 | -71.13 % change on previous year | +2600.2% |
| 2021 | 266.81 % change on previous year | -475.1% |
| 2022 | 26.55 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 2023 | -15.6 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -15.6 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.61 % change on previous year, 4.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's -15.6 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -7.94 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +3301720.9% | 0.0015 % change on previous year | 49.19 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -2600.2% | -2.63 % change on previous year | -71.13 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +2203.3% | 2.59 % change on previous year | 59.58 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -2104.1% | -1.86 % change on previous year | -40.95 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114.04 % change on previous year | 15.38 % change on previous year | 549.23 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.18 % change on previous year | -25.65 % change on previous year | 112.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.82 % change on previous year | -40.95 % change on previous year | 34.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.53 % change on previous year | -37.91 % change on previous year | 63.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.16 % change on previous year | -39.01 % change on previous year | 47.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.52 % change on previous year | -58.92 % change on previous year | 201.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.66 % change on previous year | -71.13 % change on previous year | 266.81 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 161 Uruguay -13.94 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Myanmar -13.96 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Iraq -14.78 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Algeria -15.74 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Guinea-Bissau -15.86 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Egypt -17.5 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Food exports 0.1% (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual in Libya?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual in Libya was -15.6 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 549.23 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -71.13 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual?
- Libya ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.