Libya: Trade balance, in dollars

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 Libya

Trade balance, billion USD

 Latest value 4.47
 Year 2023
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1977 - 2023
 Average 4.84
 Min - Max -18.50 - 36.16
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 4.47 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 11.96 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 4.63 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 168 countries. Historically, the average for Libya from 1977 to 2023 is 4.84 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. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Libya - Trade balance, in dollars - historical chart - 1977-2023




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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 Terms of trade 119.30 2024 percent
 Trade openness 137.66 2025 percent
 Financial openness -1.248 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 71.71 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 34.49 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 19.14 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 65.95 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 31.72 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.81 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.79 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 1994 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 4.24 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars 1.86 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 5.77 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 4.47 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 104.66 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.03 2006 percent
 Remittances 16.00 2006 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 711.10 2023 million USD
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