Libya - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 20.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.60 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.66 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.33
1961 2.95
1962 2.68
1963 2.47
1964 3.11
1965 3.31
1966 5.34
1967 4.59
1968 5.03
1969 3.70
1970 7.68
1971 7.86
1972 6.49
1973 6.83
1974 5.71
1975 4.58
1976 1.36
1977 1.73
1978 2.11
1979 1.34
1980 0.66
1981 1.15
1982 1.67
1983 1.01
1984 1.87
1985 1.39
1986 1.46
1987 2.94
1988 3.26
1989 5.55
1990 5.90
1991 8.72
1992 11.28
1993 9.21
1994 10.30
1995 11.02
1996 8.14
1997 9.48
1998 8.95
1999 12.69
2000 8.53
2001 8.32
2002 7.81
2003 10.09
2004 8.31
2005 9.82
2006 10.68
2007 11.66
2008 6.31
2009 8.79
2010 11.45
2011 21.60
2012 20.91
2013 21.28
2014 21.55
2015 21.44
2016 21.14
2017 18.32
2018 21.34
2019 20.84
2020 20.69

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Libya was 13,396,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,000,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 149,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 169,000,000
1961 149,000,000
1962 206,000,000
1963 239,000,000
1964 292,000,000
1965 320,000,000
1966 405,000,000
1967 477,000,000
1968 645,000,000
1969 676,000,000
1970 554,000,000
1971 703,000,000
1972 1,043,000,000
1973 1,806,000,000
1974 2,762,000,000
1975 3,542,000,000
1976 3,212,000,000
1977 3,773,000,000
1978 4,603,000,000
1979 5,311,000,000
1980 6,777,000,000
1981 8,382,000,000
1982 7,175,000,000
1983 6,029,000,000
1984 6,222,000,000
1985 4,101,000,000
1986 4,445,000,000
1987 4,684,000,000
1988 5,869,000,000
1989 4,923,000,000
1990 5,336,000,000
1991 5,361,000,000
1992 5,165,000,000
1993 5,551,000,000
1994 5,548,000,000
1995 5,392,000,000
1996 5,873,000,000
1997 6,123,000,000
1998 5,466,000,000
1999 4,158,000,000
2000 3,732,000,000
2001 4,397,000,000
2002 4,396,000,000
2003 4,330,000,000
2004 6,326,000,000
2005 6,079,000,000
2006 6,041,000,000
2007 6,733,000,000
2008 9,150,000,000
2009 12,859,000,000
2010 17,674,000,000
2011 8,000,000,000
2012 22,000,000,000
2013 27,000,000,000
2014 18,994,000,000
2015 16,429,000,000
2016 8,667,000,000
2017 10,556,000,000
2018 13,786,000,000
2019 16,543,000,000
2020 13,396,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 53.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 90.48 in 1960, while its lowest value was 44.79 in 2009.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 90.48
1961 89.01
1962 90.13
1963 89.52
1964 89.87
1965 88.12
1966 86.01
1967 84.62
1968 85.24
1969 85.32
1970 80.52
1971 79.61
1972 80.80
1973 82.10
1974 80.89
1975 85.00
1976 88.63
1977 89.08
1978 87.34
1979 88.49
1980 90.34
1981 87.95
1982 84.56
1983 85.99
1984 82.52
1985 85.18
1986 86.17
1987 84.24
1988 83.75
1989 81.61
1990 78.45
1991 76.15
1992 74.20
1993 77.90
1994 77.39
1995 74.85
1996 77.56
1997 80.59
1998 82.73
1999 78.83
2000 84.55
2001 85.72
2002 85.30
2003 75.90
2004 57.75
2005 55.31
2006 53.94
2007 53.21
2008 47.76
2009 44.79
2010 56.68
2011 61.99
2012 60.14
2013 59.85
2014 58.59
2015 55.85
2016 59.28
2017 59.30
2018 59.13
2019 53.30
2020 53.46

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 36.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 37.02 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2.04 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.27
1961 4.09
1962 2.04
1963 3.35
1964 2.77
1965 4.19
1966 4.15
1967 5.71
1968 5.03
1969 6.29
1970 6.49
1971 7.42
1972 6.84
1973 5.11
1974 6.81
1975 5.64
1976 6.05
1977 5.18
1978 5.95
1979 4.38
1980 4.05
1981 4.58
1982 7.39
1983 5.75
1984 5.68
1985 4.52
1986 5.22
1987 4.97
1988 7.35
1989 7.43
1990 10.45
1991 12.11
1992 10.71
1993 10.15
1994 9.87
1995 10.39
1996 11.02
1997 10.18
1998 8.71
1999 9.32
2000 7.31
2001 6.37
2002 7.25
2003 9.54
2004 18.68
2005 21.31
2006 24.04
2007 24.05
2008 26.14
2009 31.41
2010 25.55
2011 27.60
2012 29.68
2013 29.87
2014 30.64
2015 33.50
2016 29.39
2017 30.67
2018 31.08
2019 37.02
2020 36.95

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 16.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 17.16 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.24
1962 0.05
1963 0.80
1964 0.51
1965 1.50
1966 1.95
1967 2.13
1968 1.92
1969 2.24
1970 1.91
1971 2.57
1972 2.45
1973 2.07
1974 2.06
1975 0.32
1976 2.13
1977 1.45
1978 1.30
1979 0.67
1980 0.24
1981 0.04
1982 2.16
1983 0.68
1984 0.92
1985 0.64
1986 0.09
1987 0.06
1988 1.36
1989 0.86
1990 1.78
1991 2.17
1992 2.88
1993 2.05
1994 2.25
1995 2.29
1996 2.07
1997 2.31
1998 1.99
1999 2.13
2000 1.57
2001 1.14
2002 2.00
2003 2.95
2004 7.19
2005 7.93
2006 11.76
2007 12.61
2008 14.58
2009 15.30
2010 10.54
2011 11.51
2012 12.88
2013 11.72
2014 12.19
2015 15.28
2016 12.90
2017 12.53
2018 11.90
2019 17.16
2020 16.64

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 17.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 17.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.29 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.79
1961 1.07
1962 0.29
1963 0.50
1964 0.55
1965 0.75
1966 0.99
1967 2.19
1968 1.64
1969 1.47
1970 1.41
1971 1.48
1972 1.46
1973 1.11
1974 1.59
1975 1.09
1976 0.85
1977 1.20
1978 2.36
1979 1.95
1980 2.07
1981 3.37
1982 4.07
1983 3.76
1984 3.24
1985 2.42
1986 3.58
1987 3.32
1988 4.81
1989 4.89
1990 5.21
1991 6.44
1992 5.34
1993 5.10
1994 4.67
1995 5.14
1996 4.97
1997 3.78
1998 1.60
1999 4.14
2000 2.60
2001 2.19
2002 2.75
2003 3.47
2004 7.02
2005 7.79
2006 7.07
2007 6.21
2008 7.21
2009 12.30
2010 10.80
2011 12.26
2012 12.37
2013 13.73
2014 13.97
2015 14.70
2016 12.68
2017 13.97
2018 15.85
2019 16.39
2020 17.35

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 1.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 3.87 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 0.03
1967 0.21
1968 0.12
1969 0.36
1970 0.70
1971 0.83
1972 0.51
1973 0.33
1974 1.38
1975 3.09
1976 1.80
1977 0.91
1978 0.28
1979 0.53
1980 0.62
1981 0.61
1982 0.55
1983 0.72
1984 0.68
1985 0.67
1986 0.70
1987 0.78
1988 0.45
1989 1.00
1990 2.73
1991 2.54
1992 1.78
1993 2.22
1994 2.24
1995 1.88
1996 2.83
1997 2.56
1998 3.07
1999 1.84
2000 2.11
2001 1.97
2002 1.55
2003 2.10
2004 2.50
2005 3.87
2006 3.75
2007 3.64
2008 3.16
2009 1.96
2010 3.09
2011 2.54
2012 3.21
2013 3.11
2014 3.15
2015 2.24
2016 2.06
2017 2.17
2018 2.29
2019 2.12
2020 1.74

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 9.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.38 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.65 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.33
1961 3.02
1962 2.68
1963 2.26
1964 3.08
1965 3.31
1966 5.09
1967 4.59
1968 5.01
1969 3.66
1970 7.68
1971 7.77
1972 6.47
1973 6.61
1974 5.55
1975 4.56
1976 1.37
1977 1.77
1978 2.15
1979 1.32
1980 0.65
1981 1.13
1982 1.63
1983 0.97
1984 1.62
1985 1.21
1986 1.45
1987 2.94
1988 3.19
1989 5.54
1990 5.74
1991 8.58
1992 11.13
1993 9.01
1994 10.41
1995 11.12
1996 8.10
1997 9.22
1998 8.23
1999 11.38
2000 8.14
2001 7.92
2002 7.46
2003 7.39
2004 7.24
2005 8.13
2006 8.95
2007 9.77
2008 4.65
2009 7.36
2010 9.74
2011 10.24
2012 10.01
2013 10.11
2014 10.61
2015 10.50
2016 11.20
2017 9.94
2018 9.56
2019 9.47
2020 9.40

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 1.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.88 in 1961, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.12
1961 2.88
1962 1.56
1963 1.72
1964 1.47
1965 1.66
1966 1.01
1967 0.97
1968 1.19
1969 1.52
1970 1.60
1971 1.63
1972 1.77
1973 0.78
1974 1.14
1975 0.97
1976 0.96
1977 1.22
1978 1.69
1979 1.07
1980 0.95
1981 0.40
1982 0.35
1983 0.39
1984 0.70
1985 0.67
1986 0.78
1987 0.75
1988 0.61
1989 0.62
1990 0.59
1991 0.69
1992 0.47
1993 0.66
1994 0.47
1995 0.88
1996 1.01
1997 1.28
1998 1.75
1999 1.10
2000 0.60
2001 0.67
2002 0.65
2003 0.68
2004 1.64
2005 1.52
2006 1.39
2007 1.52
2008 1.04
2009 1.55
2010 0.90
2011 1.07
2012 1.16
2013 1.19
2014 1.27
2015 1.24
2016 1.67
2017 1.89
2018 1.02
2019 1.31
2020 1.18

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 0.041 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 0.913 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.021 in 2018.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.121
1961 0.134
1962 0.146
1963 0.335
1964 0.205
1965 0.281
1966 0.198
1967 0.211
1968 0.156
1969 0.710
1970 0.865
1971 0.913
1972 0.651
1973 0.813
1974 0.648
1975 0.181
1976 0.324
1977 0.394
1978 0.333
1979 0.158
1980 0.177
1981 0.162
1982 0.260
1983 0.200
1984 0.144
1985 0.116
1986 0.077
1987 0.067
1988 0.130
1989 0.056
1990 0.148
1991 0.268
1992 0.246
1993 0.112
1994 0.238
1995 0.199
1996 0.129
1997 0.258
1998 0.297
1999 0.119
2000 0.429
2001 0.398
2002 0.299
2003 0.329
2004 0.321
2005 0.210
2006 0.069
2007 0.060
2008 0.145
2009 0.309
2010 0.208
2011 0.210
2012 0.058
2013 0.117
2014 0.055
2015 0.047
2016 0.084
2017 0.115
2018 0.021
2019 0.039
2020 0.041

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 0.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.45 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.91
1961 3.89
1962 5.16
1963 4.86
1964 4.28
1965 4.38
1966 4.75
1967 5.08
1968 4.72
1969 4.74
1970 5.32
1971 5.21
1972 5.89
1973 6.19
1974 6.75
1975 4.79
1976 3.95
1977 3.97
1978 4.56
1979 5.82
1980 4.95
1981 6.33
1982 6.42
1983 7.28
1984 10.18
1985 9.09
1986 7.15
1987 7.85
1988 5.71
1989 5.41
1990 5.35
1991 3.17
1992 3.96
1993 2.94
1994 2.33
1995 3.65
1996 3.32
1997 0.00
1998 0.33
1999 0.47
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2003 7.17
2004 16.34
2005 15.25
2006 13.08
2007 12.96
2008 21.45
2009 16.43
2010 8.02
2011 0.18
2012 0.17
2013 0.17
2014 0.16
2015 0.15
2016 0.12
2017 0.09
2018 0.23
2019 0.22
2020 0.19

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Libya was $12,850,450,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $27,851,430,000 in 2013 and $149,200,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $165,000,000
1961 $149,200,000
1962 $205,600,000
1963 $238,500,000
1964 $292,200,000
1965 $319,800,000
1966 $404,500,000
1967 $474,700,000
1968 $640,400,000
1969 $675,600,000
1970 $554,800,000
1971 $701,200,000
1972 $1,044,500,000
1973 $1,722,900,000
1974 $2,762,800,000
1975 $3,543,000,000
1976 $3,212,000,000
1977 $3,782,000,000
1978 $4,601,300,000
1979 $5,311,100,000
1980 $6,776,000,000
1981 $8,381,700,000
1982 $8,607,833,000
1983 $7,725,249,000
1984 $7,257,633,000
1985 $5,603,305,000
1986 $3,789,045,000
1987 $4,339,429,000
1988 $5,910,513,000
1989 $4,392,994,000
1990 $5,663,056,000
1991 $5,339,273,000
1992 $5,164,616,000
1993 $5,551,114,000
1994 $4,322,723,000
1995 $5,146,664,000
1996 $5,587,379,000
1997 $5,533,025,000
1998 $5,599,690,000
1999 $4,253,313,000
2000 $2,557,658,000
2001 $2,768,140,000
2002 $3,666,879,000
2003 $4,337,417,000
2004 $4,922,375,000
2005 $4,963,643,000
2006 $5,872,807,000
2007 $6,769,283,000
2008 $9,192,369,000
2009 $13,036,380,000
2010 $22,423,640,000
2011 $7,267,193,000
2012 $21,793,760,000
2013 $27,851,430,000
2014 $19,567,820,000
2015 $12,955,280,000
2016 $10,536,500,000
2017 $9,352,020,000
2018 $13,520,150,000
2019 $15,738,760,000
2020 $12,850,450,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Libya was 9.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.38 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.65 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.33
1961 3.02
1962 2.68
1963 2.26
1964 3.08
1965 3.31
1966 5.09
1967 4.59
1968 5.01
1969 3.66
1970 7.68
1971 7.77
1972 6.47
1973 6.61
1974 5.55
1975 4.56
1976 1.37
1977 1.77
1978 2.15
1979 1.32
1980 0.65
1981 1.13
1982 1.63
1983 0.97
1984 1.62
1985 1.21
1986 1.45
1987 2.94
1988 3.19
1989 5.54
1990 5.74
1991 8.58
1992 11.13
1993 9.01
1994 10.41
1995 11.12
1996 8.10
1997 9.22
1998 8.23
1999 11.38
2000 8.14
2001 7.92
2002 7.46
2003 7.39
2004 7.24
2005 8.13
2006 8.95
2007 9.77
2008 4.65
2009 7.36
2010 9.74
2011 10.24
2012 10.01
2013 10.11
2014 10.61
2015 10.50
2016 11.20
2017 9.94
2018 9.56
2019 9.47
2020 9.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports