Libya: Trade balance, in dollars
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| Libya |
Trade balance, billion USD |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 6.97 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | billion U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | 1977 - 2021 |
| Average | 4.69 |
| Min - Max | -18.50 - 36.16 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2021 is 6.97 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from -4.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 4.97 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 170 countries. Historically, the average for Libya from 1977 to 2021 is 4.69 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -18.5 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 36.16 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2008.
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Definition: Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 106.18 | 2021 | percent |
| Trade openness | 109.93 | 2023 | percent |
| Financial openness | -1.242 | 2021 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 68.63 | 2023 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 34.65 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 7.10 | 2023 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 41.30 | 2023 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 20.85 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 1.26 | 2021 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 0.60 | 2021 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 0.00 | 2013 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | 18.50 | 2023 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | 5.68 | 2021 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 27.33 | 2023 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 6.97 | 2021 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 92.43 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 0.03 | 2006 | percent |
| Remittances | 16.00 | 2006 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -577.50 | 2021 | million USD |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 81.86 | 4/2024 | billion |