Logistics profile

Libya

LY · LBY Northern Africa Upper middle income

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Libya (LBY) maps 13 seaports from the NGA World Port Index, 15 airports, and 14 UN/LOCODE transport hubs — each figure traced to a named public registry (NGA, OurAirports, UNECE).

Explore the country's ports, airports, hubs and trade zones below, each cross-linked to its sourced entity record, or open the same nation on databook for its wider reference profile.

Ports

Airports

Locations

Trade Zones

Airlines

Logistics Performance

World Bank LPI · 6 components (0–5)

Global LPI rank#139/139
Overall LPI score1.90/5.00
UNCTAD liner connectivity (LSCI)53.9 · 2024-Q1
Port connectivity (PLSCI)135.8 · Misurata
Infrastructure quality1.7
Customs efficiency1.9

Transport Network & Freight

Rail network

the World Bank's World Development Indicators (2026-04) records no rail-network figures for Libya.

Container throughput

271,231TEU

World Bank WDI · 2019

Air freight

60.1M ton-km

World Bank WDI · 2023

Maritime territory (EEZ)

357,386km²

Marine Regions

Logistics sites

OpenStreetMap

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Trade & Compliance

International Cargo Treaties

Total: 2

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Convention on the International Maritime Organization Party · 1970

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Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of… Party · 1994

UN Treaty Collection

Trade Flow

Top export market Italy

Top import source China

Lead export good Mineral fuels & oils

Lead import good Mineral fuels & oils

Shares of total trade · latest 2024 · 2022

CEPII BACI

Preferential Trade

Total: 4

CU Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles
CU Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt
FTA Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA)
PSA Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)

World Bank DTA

Fiscal & Tariffs

CurrencyLYD Libyan Dinar
MFN applied tariff5.2% avg · 2021

ISO 4217 · World Bank WDI

Commodity Profile

Agriculture (78) Potatoes 369k t · 2024
Minerals (6) petroleum, crude 58.0M t · 2023

FAOSTAT · BGS · EIA

Trade Controls

Total: 34

3 UN · 31 EU

LIBYAN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
LIBYAN AFRICA INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
Al-Libi

UN Sanctions · EU Sanctions

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Logistics Infrastructure

Ports

Total: 13

13 seaports in Libya — channel and anchorage depths, berths and cargo facilities from the NGA World Port Index.

As Sidr LYESI 23.2 m Ez Zueitina LYZUE 18.6 m Mersa Tobruq LYTOB 17.1 m Ras Lanuf LYRLA 15.5 m Banghazi LYBEN 12.5 m

Sources the SMDG Terminal Code List the NGA World Port Index

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Airports

Total: 15

15 airports in Libya, identified by IATA and ICAO codes and located by city.

Kufra Airport AKF 12007 ft Al Abraq International Airport LAQ 11824 ft Ghat Airport GHT 11811 ft Ghadames Airport LTD 11811 ft Sirt International Airport / Ghardabiya Airbase SRX 11807 ft

Source OurAirports

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Locations

Total: 14

14 UN/LOCODE transport hubs in Libya — port, rail, road, air and border-crossing function points.

Misurata LYMRA Port, Airport Bingazi (Benghazi) LYBEN Port, Airport, Postal Al Khums LYKHO Port, Road Tripoli LYTIP Port, Airport Tobruk LYTOB Port, Airport

Source UN/LOCODE

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Trade Zones

Total: 5

5 special economic and free-trade zones in Libya, with type and operator.

Misurata Free Zone ozm-2716 Free Trade Zone Elmreisa (Benghazi) Free Zone ozm-2715 Free Trade Zone Tobruk Free Zone ozm-2714 Free Trade Zone Taminhent Free Zone ozm-2718 Free Trade Zone Zwara-Abu-Kemmash Free Trade Zone ozm-2717 Free Trade Zone

Source Open Zone Map

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Airlines

Total: 3

3 air carriers registered in Libya, indexed by IATA and ICAO code.

Afriqiyah Airways 8U El-Buraq Air Transport UZ Libyan Arab Airlines LN

Source IATA / OpenFlights airline codes

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All Sources

commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey

OGL↗

TradeCEPII (BACI)CEPII (BACI)

Etalab 2.0↗

Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference

Compiled (public facts)

commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration

Public domain (US gov)↗

commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT

CC BY 4.0 IGO↗

InfrastructureGRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)GRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)

CC0↗

AirlinesIATA / OpenFlights airline codesIATA / OpenFlights airline codes

Factual code list↗

Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records

Public (official lists)↗

fiscalISO 4217ISO 4217

Factual code list↗

LocationsUN/LOCODEUN/LOCODE

UN/LOCODE — free↗

InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions

CC BY 4.0↗

Trade ZonesOpen Zone MapOpen Zone Map

CC BY↗

InfrastructureOpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap

ODbL 1.0↗

AirportsOurAirportsOurAirports

Public domain↗

Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List

UN — open↗

Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List

UN/LOCODE — free, attribution↗

Sanctions & compliancethe UN Treaty Collectionthe UN Treaty Collection

UN — open↗

Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD

CC BY 3.0 IGO↗

Tradethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements databasethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements database

CC BY 4.0↗

Logistics performancethe World Bank Logistics Performance Indexthe World Bank Logistics Performance Index

CC BY 4.0↗

Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators

CC BY 4.0↗

Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index

Public domain (US gov)↗