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Libya — Trade & Compliance

Libya's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

4
trade agreements
2
cargo treaties
5.23%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Libya beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Italy24.6%
  2. 2Germany15.1%
  3. 3United Kingdom9.1%
  4. 4Greece8.6%
  5. 5Spain8.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China17.1%
  2. 2Türkiye13.4%
  3. 3Italy11.6%
  4. 4Egypt9.3%
  5. 5Greece5.7%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils95.9%
  2. 2Iron & steel1.5%
  3. 3Organic chemicals0.7%
  4. 4Inorganic chemicals0.6%
  5. 5Copper0.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils19.7%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances9.3%
  3. 3Vehicles6.8%
  4. 4Electrical machinery6.1%
  5. 5Plastics3.4%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Germany+5.52pp
  2. 2United Kingdom+5.10pp
  3. 3Greece+2.18pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates−4.50pp
  2. 2China−3.58pp
  3. 3Thailand−2.48pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils+0.94pp
  2. 2Iron & steel+0.20pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals−1.87pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
CUGoods
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt1999
CUGoods
Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA)1998
FTAGoods
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 4 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1970176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 2 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
LYD
Libyan Dinar
ISO numeric 4343 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
5.23%
simple average (2021)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
3
UN Security Council Consolidated List
On the EU list
31
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeLIBYAN INVESTMENT AUTHORITYLIBYAN AFRICA INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOAl-LibiMohamed Ben Belgacem Awani

34 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Potatoes
369.1K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
58M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 78 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
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
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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