Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Libya
Libya: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 1.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Libya, 1977–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.8% for transport services in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.5% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Libya peaked at 84.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2023.
Libya ranks 189th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 71.0% | — |
| 1978 | 74.2% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 83.6% | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 77.5% | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 80.6% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 78.5% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 60.2% | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 84.1% | +39.6% |
| 1988 | 81.2% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 82.4% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 83.8% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 80.6% | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 61.7% | -23.5% |
| 1994 | 67.5% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 62.7% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 65.3% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | -44.1% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -64.6% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +54.2% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | +144.2% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | -43.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -83.6% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +464.9% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -33.8% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -94.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.8%, 11% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +464.9% | 6.8% | 38.6% |
| 2008 | +144.2% | 23.2% | 56.7% |
| 2023 | -94.5% | 32.2% | 1.8% |
| 2015 | -83.6% | 41.7% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.3% | 71.0% | 83.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 77.8% | 60.2% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.6% | 37.9% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 13.4% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 6.8% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 1.8% | 32.2% | 2 |
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)
- 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 transport services in Libya?
- Transport services in Libya was 1.8% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for transport services?
- Libya ranks 189th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.