Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Libya
Libya: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Libya, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 83.6% on the previous year and down 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Libya peaked at 14.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Libya ranks 202nd of 203 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 to low- and middle-income economies within region in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.6% | — |
| 1961 | 2.1% | -85.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -84.6% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | +379.5% |
| 1964 | 3.2% | +112.9% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | -29.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -76.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -67.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -58.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +80.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -62.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +278.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +514.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -78.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -63.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +101.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -65.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +475.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -63.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +150.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -51.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +1439.2% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -71.5% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | +301.2% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | +96.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -23.4% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +113.1% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -43.9% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -41.7% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -65.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +169.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -71.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -83.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.9%, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +1439.2% | 0.2% | 2.9% |
| 1973 | +514.7% | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 1978 | +475.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 1963 | +379.5% | 0.3% | 1.5% |
| 1990 | +301.2% | 0.6% | 2.4% |
| 1971 | +278.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 1.9% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Libya?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Libya was 0.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Libya ranks 202nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.