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About

Kuwait-Libya Trade: In 2022, Kuwait exported $4.09M to Libya. The main products that Kuwait exported to Libya were Office Machine Parts ($613k), Photographic Chemicals ($585k), and Insulated Wire ($479k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kuwait to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.77%, from $5.5M in 2017 to $4.09M in 2022.

In 2022, Kuwait did not export any services to Libya.

Libya-Kuwait Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $71.8k to Kuwait. The main products that Libya exported to Kuwait were Honey ($71k) and Precious Metal Watches ($832). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%,  from $38.5k in 2017 to $71.8k in 2022.

In 2022, Libya did not export any services to Kuwait.

Comparison: In 2022,  Kuwait ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.44), and 42 in total exports ($101B). That same year, Libya ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kuwait exported $4.09M to Libya. The main products exported from Kuwait to Libya were Office Machine Parts ($613k), Photographic Chemicals ($585k), and Insulated Wire ($479k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kuwait to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.77%, from $5.5M in 2017 to $4.09M in 2022.

In 2017, Libya exported $71.8k to Kuwait. The main products exported from Libya to Kuwait were Honey ($71k) and Precious Metal Watches ($832). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $38.5k in 2022 to $71.8k in 2017.

Exports from Kuwait (Flag) to Libya (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Libya (Flag) to Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kuwait (Flag) and Libya (Flag)

Kuwait Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kuwait
Top Destination
China$24.3B
Libya
Top Destination
Italy$9.26B

This map shows whether countries import more from Kuwait or Libya. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Kuwait and Libya or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kuwait than Libya included China ($24.3B), India ($15B), and South Korea ($10.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than Kuwait included Italy ($9.26B), Spain ($3.48B), and Germany ($3.32B).

Difference in imports from Libya (Flag) and Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kuwait - Libya

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Kuwait and Libya by product, considering products traded by both, Kuwait and Libya.

During 2022, Kuwait had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Machines ($1.48M), Foodstuffs ($702k), and Chemical Products ($585k).

During 2017, Libya had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Animal Products ($71k) and Instruments ($832).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kuwait Libya+$1.73MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Libya Kuwait+$5.26kPetroleum Gas

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Kuwait and Libya. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kuwait indicates it has a comparative advantage over Libya. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Libya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kuwait.

Product Space of Kuwait (Flag) and Libya (Flag) (2022)

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