Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Libya
Libya: Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate was -0.3511 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Libya, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Libya is -0.3511 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.0% on the previous year and up 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Libya peaked at 756.25 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -71.14 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Libya ranks 148th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Libya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 756.25 % change on previous year | +872.3% |
| 1963 | 172.99 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 1964 | 87.17 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1965 | 12.86 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 1966 | 25.95 % change on previous year | +101.8% |
| 1967 | 17.39 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 1968 | 60.19 % change on previous year | +246.2% |
| 1969 | 15.66 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 1970 | 8.92 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 1971 | 14.3 % change on previous year | +60.3% |
| 1972 | 9.06 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1973 | 36.25 % change on previous year | +300.2% |
| 1974 | 106.32 % change on previous year | +193.3% |
| 1975 | -17.25 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 1976 | 39.8 % change on previous year | -330.7% |
| 1977 | 19.44 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1978 | -13.29 % change on previous year | -168.4% |
| 1979 | 62.47 % change on previous year | -570.2% |
| 1980 | 36.29 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 1981 | -28.93 % change on previous year | -179.7% |
| 1982 | -15.21 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1983 | -7.48 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 1984 | -8.74 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 10.46 % change on previous year | -219.6% |
| 1986 | -33.29 % change on previous year | -418.3% |
| 1987 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 1988 | -17.03 % change on previous year | +713.5% |
| 1989 | 29.13 % change on previous year | -271.0% |
| 1990 | 61.05 % change on previous year | +109.6% |
| 1991 | -19.21 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 1992 | -11.33 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1993 | -24.14 % change on previous year | +113.1% |
| 1994 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 1995 | 8.2 % change on previous year | +91.5% |
| 1996 | 19.33 % change on previous year | +135.7% |
| 1997 | -5.7 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 1998 | -37.01 % change on previous year | +549.1% |
| 1999 | 31.98 % change on previous year | -186.4% |
| 2000 | 26.63 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2001 | -12.73 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 2002 | -13.78 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 38.94 % change on previous year | -382.7% |
| 2004 | 40.09 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 48.09 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 31.21 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 2007 | 21.21 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 36.03 % change on previous year | +69.9% |
| 2009 | -41.38 % change on previous year | -214.8% |
| 2010 | 75.75 % change on previous year | -283.1% |
| 2011 | -59.56 % change on previous year | -178.6% |
| 2012 | 204.1 % change on previous year | -442.7% |
| 2013 | -17.34 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 2014 | -35.37 % change on previous year | +104.0% |
| 2015 | -27.6 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 2016 | -9.94 % change on previous year | -64.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 48.43 % change on previous year | +1011152.2% |
| 2019 | -5.63 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 2020 | -71.14 % change on previous year | +1164.2% |
| 2021 | 266.84 % change on previous year | -475.1% |
| 2022 | 26.55 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 2023 | -15.61 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
| 2024 | -8.73 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2025 | -0.3511 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -0.3511 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.92 % change on previous year. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's -0.3511 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.87 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1011152.2% | 0.0048 % change on previous year | 48.43 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1164.2% | -5.63 % change on previous year | -71.14 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136.25 % change on previous year | 12.86 % change on previous year | 756.25 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.6 % change on previous year | -17.25 % change on previous year | 106.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.69 % change on previous year | -33.29 % change on previous year | 36.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.75 % change on previous year | -37.01 % change on previous year | 61.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.43 % change on previous year | -41.38 % change on previous year | 48.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.28 % change on previous year | -59.56 % change on previous year | 204.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.93 % change on previous year | -71.14 % change on previous year | 266.84 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More private sector data for Libya
- Merchandise trade 102.7% (2025)
- Food imports 21.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 19.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 0.6% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 30.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,589 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Libya?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Libya was -0.3511 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 756.25 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -71.14 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Libya ranks 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.7%. 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 (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise exports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
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 (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.