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Libya: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Libya at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 20.9 billionGrowth −8.4% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:LY:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 30.5 billionGrowth −14.3% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:LY:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,127Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory191Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 4.0 billion−12.8%BACI:LY:2710:1:2024
28703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 770.4 million−16.0%BACI:LY:8703:1:2024
31701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucroseUSD 513.4 million+103.9%BACI:LY:1701:1:2024
47113 Jewellery articles and parts thereofUSD 367.4 million−11.7%BACI:LY:7113:1:2024
52601 Iron ores and concentratesUSD 330.3 million+1.8%BACI:LY:2601:1:2024
68544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 304.3 million+50.7%BACI:LY:8544:1:2024
73004 MedicamentsUSD 298.0 million+2.3%BACI:LY:3004:1:2024
86802 Monumental or building stone, workedUSD 271.5 million−24.1%BACI:LY:6802:1:2024
99403 Furniture and parts thereofUSD 223.7 million−11.3%BACI:LY:9403:1:2024
108708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 223.4 million−16.6%BACI:LY:8708:1:2024
110207 Meat and edible offal of poultryUSD 218.8 million+28.5%BACI:LY:0207:1:2024
122523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 212.7 million+27.8%BACI:LY:2523:1:2024
131604 Prepared or preserved fishUSD 209.5 million−2.0%BACI:LY:1604:1:2024
144011 New pneumatic tyres, of rubberUSD 196.1 million−23.6%BACI:LY:4011:1:2024
158430 Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tampingUSD 181.5 million+194.5%BACI:LY:8430:1:2024
160402 Milk and creamUSD 179.3 million−13.8%BACI:LY:0402:1:2024
171905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' waresUSD 172.2 million−2.0%BACI:LY:1905:1:2024
180406 Cheese and curdUSD 164.0 million−4.7%BACI:LY:0406:1:2024
193302 Odoriferous substances and mixturesUSD 161.8 million+9.1%BACI:LY:3302:1:2024
202106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedUSD 161.1 million+11.9%BACI:LY:2106:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 27.7 billion−12.0%BACI:LY:2709:2:2024
22710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 719.7 million−14.9%BACI:LY:2710:2:2024
32711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 717.8 million−45.0%BACI:LY:2711:2:2024
47203 Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron oreUSD 263.5 million+9.8%BACI:LY:7203:2:2024
52901 Acyclic hydrocarbonsUSD 184.1 million+4,885.6%BACI:LY:2901:2:2024
62814 Ammonia: anhydrous or in aqueous solutionUSD 181.5 million+14.9%BACI:LY:2814:2:2024
77204 Ferrous waste and scrapUSD 147.2 million−37.3%BACI:LY:7204:2:2024
87404 Copper: waste and scrapUSD 128.4 million−8.2%BACI:LY:7404:2:2024
92707 Oils and other products of the distillation of highUSD 98.1 million+117,654.4%BACI:LY:2707:2:2024
107602 Aluminium: waste and scrapUSD 77.7 million+10.9%BACI:LY:7602:2:2024
112905 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonatedUSD 42.3 millionnot availableBACI:LY:2905:2:2024
127207 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 35.4 million+130.2%BACI:LY:7207:2:2024
137801 Lead: unwroughtUSD 22.7 million+12.7%BACI:LY:7801:2:2024
140804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavasUSD 22.6 million+106.0%BACI:LY:0804:2:2024
152503 Sulphur of all kindsUSD 16.5 million+93.2%BACI:LY:2503:2:2024
164707 Waste and scrap of paper and paperboardUSD 16.0 million+58.0%BACI:LY:4707:2:2024
170301 Fish: liveUSD 11.2 million−67.6%BACI:LY:0301:2:2024
187403 Copper: refined and copper alloysUSD 9.3 million+754.5%BACI:LY:7403:2:2024
197208 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 8.3 million−35.9%BACI:LY:7208:2:2024
207206 Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary formsUSD 8.1 million+59.7%BACI:LY:7206:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Libya with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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