Libya (LBY) and Malaysia (MYS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Libya-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $31.7M to Malaysia. The main products that Libya exported to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($31.3M), Tropical Fruits ($365k), and Refined Copper ($20.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 27.4%, from $157M in 2017 to $31.7M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Libya Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $12M to Libya. The main products that Malaysia exported to Libya were Other Vegetable Oils ($1.86M), Palm Oil ($1.29M), and Electrical Ignitions ($991k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.24%, from $20.1M in 2017 to $12M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Libya ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($36B). That same year, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Libya exported $31.7M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Libya to Malaysia were Crude Petroleum ($31.3M), Tropical Fruits ($365k), and Refined Copper ($20.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 27.4%, from $157M in 2017 to $31.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $12M to Libya. The main products exported from Malaysia to Libya were Other Vegetable Oils ($1.86M), Palm Oil ($1.29M), and Electrical Ignitions ($991k). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.24%, from $20.1M in 2022 to $12M in 2017.

Exports from Libya () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Libya () (2022)

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Trade between Libya () and Malaysia ()

Malaysia Exports

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Libya
Top DestinationItaly$9.26B

Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than Malaysia included Italy ($9.26B), Greece ($2.25B), and Spain ($3.48B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Libya included Singapore ($53.8B), China ($48.5B), and United States ($44.2B).

Difference in imports from Malaysia () and Libya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Libya - Malaysia

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

During 2022, Libya had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($31.3M), Vegetable Products ($365k), and Metals ($20.1k).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($4.41M), Machines ($2.18M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.2M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Libya Malaysia+$46.7MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential Malaysia Libya+$1.19MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Libya () to Malaysia () (2022)

Exports from Malaysia () to Libya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Libya () and Malaysia ()

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Malaysia () and Libya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Libya - Malaysia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Libya () and Malaysia () (2022)

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