Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Libya
Libya: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 85.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Libya, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Libya stood at 85.6%.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Libya peaked at 99.5% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2020.
That places Libya 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 85.4% | — |
| 1961 | 97.9% | +14.6% |
| 1962 | 99.4% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 98.0% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 96.0% | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 97.4% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 98.8% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 96.9% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 91.9% | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 95.1% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 97.4% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 95.3% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 92.3% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 91.5% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 94.7% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 97.5% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 92.1% | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 92.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 90.1% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 91.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 88.4% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 84.5% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 88.4% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +5.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 85.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 85.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +25.6% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.1% | 85.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.4% | 91.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.3% | 91.5% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 84.5% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 78.9% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 73.5% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 64.2% | 85.6% | 4 |
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 exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.3511 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Libya?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Libya was 85.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1969.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Libya ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.