Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Libya

Merchandise imports in Libya in 2025 — 19,312,000,000 US$. Ranked 86 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11,327.2%.

2025 19.31B US$ +4.39% vs 2024
World rank 86of 205
Period maximum 28.08B US$2013
Period minimum 149M US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Libya, 1960–2025010B20B30B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 169,000,000 US$1962: 206,000,000 US$1964: 292,000,000 US$1966: 405,000,000 US$1968: 645,000,000 US$1970: 554,000,000 US$1972: 1,043,000,000 US$1974: 2,762,000,000 US$1976: 3,212,000,000 US$1978: 4,603,000,000 US$1980: 6,777,000,000 US$1982: 7,175,000,000 US$1984: 6,222,000,000 US$1986: 4,445,000,000 US$1988: 5,869,000,000 US$1990: 5,663,000,000 US$1992: 5,165,000,000 US$1994: 4,323,000,000 US$1996: 5,587,000,000 US$1998: 5,600,000,000 US$2000: 2,081,000,000 US$2002: 2,925,000,000 US$2004: 4,217,000,000 US$2006: 4,934,000,000 US$2008: 9,721,000,000 US$2010: 26,324,000,000 US$2012: 21,595,000,000 US$2014: 19,427,000,000 US$2016: 10,658,000,000 US$2018: 13,741,000,000 US$2020: 11,099,000,000 US$2022: 16,127,000,000 US$2024: 18,500,000,000 US$2025: 19,312,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +19.14B (+11,327.22%) Average annual rate: 7.56 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Libya 19.31B US$
World 26.69T US$
Northern Africa computed 289B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.88T US$
Merchandise imports — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 19.31B +812M +4.39%
2024 18.5B +305M +1.68%
2023 18.2B +2.07B +12.82%
2022 16.13B +1.17B +7.83%
2021 14.96B +3.86B +34.75%
2020 11.1B −4.01B −26.52%
2019 15.11B +1.36B +9.93%
2018 13.74B +4.34B +46.09%
2017 9.41B −1.25B −11.75%
2016 10.66B −1.88B −14.98%
2015 12.54B −6.89B −35.47%
2014 19.43B −8.66B −30.82%
2013 28.08B +6.49B +30.04%
2012 21.6B +14.43B +201.31%
2011 7.17B −19.16B −72.77%
2010 26.32B +12.76B +94.12%
2009 13.56B +3.84B +39.5%
2008 9.72B +2.52B +35.07%
2007 7.2B +2.26B +45.87%
2006 4.93B +573M +13.14%
2005 4.36B +144M +3.41%
2004 4.22B +889M +26.71%
2003 3.33B +403M +13.78%
2002 2.93B +594M +25.48%
2001 2.33B +250M +12.01%
2000 2.08B −2.17B −51.07%
1999 4.25B −1.35B −24.05%
1998 5.6B +67M +1.21%
1997 5.53B −54M −0.97%
1996 5.59B +440M +8.55%
1995 5.15B +824M +19.06%
1994 4.32B −1.23B −22.12%
1993 5.55B +386M +7.47%
1992 5.17B −174M −3.26%
1991 5.34B −324M −5.72%
1990 5.66B +1.27B +28.91%
1989 4.39B −1.48B −25.15%
1988 5.87B +1.19B +25.3%
1987 4.68B +239M +5.38%
1986 4.45B +344M +8.39%
1985 4.1B −2.12B −34.09%
1984 6.22B +193M +3.2%
1983 6.03B −1.15B −15.97%
1982 7.18B −1.21B −14.4%
1981 8.38B +1.61B +23.68%
1980 6.78B +1.47B +27.6%
1979 5.31B +708M +15.38%
1978 4.6B +830M +22%
1977 3.77B +561M +17.47%
1976 3.21B −330M −9.32%
1975 3.54B +780M +28.24%
1974 2.76B +956M +52.93%
1973 1.81B +763M +73.15%
1972 1.04B +340M +48.36%
1971 703M +149M +26.9%
1970 554M −122M −18.05%
1969 676M +31M +4.81%
1968 645M +168M +35.22%
1967 477M +72M +17.78%
1966 405M +85M +26.56%
1965 320M +28M +9.59%
1964 292M +53M +22.18%
1963 239M +33M +16.02%
1962 206M +57M +38.26%
1961 149M −20M −11.83%
1960 169M

Northern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

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