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Imports of goods and services — Libya

Imports of goods and services in Libya in 2025 — 31,718,873,358 US$. Ranked 70 in the world out of 138. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 252.6%.

2025 31.72B US$ −0.55% vs 2024
World rank 70of 138
Period maximum 35B US$2013
Period minimum 5.25B US$1999

Trend over time

1990–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Libya, 1990–2025010B20B30B40B19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 8,995,433,951 US$1991: 9,842,267,248 US$1992: 8,630,701,857 US$1993: 9,672,438,151 US$1994: 7,472,270,702 US$1995: 5,725,286,683 US$1996: 6,662,087,912 US$1997: 6,706,938,676 US$1998: 5,691,077,776 US$1999: 5,245,671,189 US$2000: 5,251,957,281 US$2001: 5,673,779,964 US$2002: 6,982,677,165 US$2003: 8,745,312,500 US$2004: 10,722,807,615 US$2005: 12,848,550,618 US$2006: 15,563,669,140 US$2007: 19,933,552,186 US$2008: 25,255,769,630 US$2009: 26,989,295,863 US$2010: 23,975,026,622 US$2011: 11,974,656,742 US$2012: 29,017,564,162 US$2013: 34,997,389,305 US$2014: 25,408,243,621 US$2015: 16,894,027,700 US$2016: 13,242,815,396 US$2017: 13,667,690,233 US$2018: 18,533,195,308 US$2019: 25,373,910,344 US$2020: 14,343,035,443 US$2021: 25,437,768,930 US$2022: 27,824,997,263 US$2023: 33,227,339,435 US$2024: 31,895,727,005 US$2025: 31,718,873,358 US$
Change over the period: +22.72B (+252.61%) Average annual rate: 3.67 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya

Libya 31.72B US$
World 33.73T US$
Northern Africa computed 336B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6.84T US$
Imports of goods and services — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 31.72B −177M −0.55%
2024 31.9B −1.33B −4.01%
2023 33.23B +5.4B +19.42%
2022 27.82B +2.39B +9.38%
2021 25.44B +11.09B +77.35%
2020 14.34B −11.03B −43.47%
2019 25.37B +6.84B +36.91%
2018 18.53B +4.87B +35.6%
2017 13.67B +425M +3.21%
2016 13.24B −3.65B −21.61%
2015 16.89B −8.51B −33.51%
2014 25.41B −9.59B −27.4%
2013 35B +5.98B +20.61%
2012 29.02B +17.04B +142.32%
2011 11.97B −12B −50.05%
2010 23.98B −3.01B −11.17%
2009 26.99B +1.73B +6.86%
2008 25.26B +5.32B +26.7%
2007 19.93B +4.37B +28.08%
2006 15.56B +2.72B +21.13%
2005 12.85B +2.13B +19.82%
2004 10.72B +1.98B +22.61%
2003 8.75B +1.76B +25.24%
2002 6.98B +1.31B +23.07%
2001 5.67B +422M +8.03%
2000 5.25B +6.29M +0.12%
1999 5.25B −445M −7.83%
1998 5.69B −1.02B −15.15%
1997 6.71B +44.85M +0.67%
1996 6.66B +937M +16.36%
1995 5.73B −1.75B −23.38%
1994 7.47B −2.2B −22.75%
1993 9.67B +1.04B +12.07%
1992 8.63B −1.21B −12.31%
1991 9.84B +847M +9.41%
1990 9B — —

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

EG Egypt 115B MA Morocco 93.25B DZ Algeria 63.56B LY Libya 31.72B TN Tunisia 31.51B SD Sudan 769M
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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How much a country buys in services abroad — from freight to the trips of its own citizens.

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The difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.

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How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.

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