Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Libya
Libya: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 2.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Libya, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Libya stood at 2.3%.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Libya peaked at 3.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1982.
Libya ranks 92nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.2% | — |
| 1961 | 3.0% | +37.7% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -45.2% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -38.6% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | +21.9% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | +28.5% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -55.6% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | +46.9% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +28.1% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | +38.6% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -35.6% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -57.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +83.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -20.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -30.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +39.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -29.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +89.5% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +36.9% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -37.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +41.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +39.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -46.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +32.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +38.2% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 2.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 2.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.2%, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Libya?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Libya was 2.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1982.
- How does Libya rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Libya ranks 92nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.