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About

Italy-Libya Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $2.28B to Libya. The main products that Italy exported to Libya were Refined Petroleum ($1.48B), Insulated Wire ($74.5M), and Processed Tomatoes ($66.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 13.8%, from $1.2B in 2017 to $2.28B in 2022.

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

Libya-Italy Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $9.26B to Italy. The main products that Libya exported to Italy were Crude Petroleum ($6.06B), Petroleum Gas ($2.95B), and Refined Petroleum ($160M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 1.33%,  from $7.8B in 2017 to $9.26B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B). 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, Italy exported $2.28B to Libya. The main products exported from Italy to Libya were Refined Petroleum ($1.48B), Insulated Wire ($74.5M), and Processed Tomatoes ($66.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 13.8%, from $1.2B in 2017 to $2.28B in 2022.

In 2017, Libya exported $9.26B to Italy. The main products exported from Libya to Italy were Crude Petroleum ($6.06B), Petroleum Gas ($2.95B), and Refined Petroleum ($160M). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 1.33%, from $7.8B in 2022 to $9.26B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B
Libya
Top Destination
Italy$9.26B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Libya included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Libya than from Italy.

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

Comparative Advantage Italy - Libya

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Italy had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.48B), Machines ($322M), and Foodstuffs ($137M).

During 2017, Libya had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Mineral Products ($9.17B), Metals ($48.3M), and Chemical Products ($38.7M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Italy Libya+$16.7MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Libya Italy+$457MPetroleum 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 Italy and Libya. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Italy indicates it has a comparative advantage over Libya. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Libya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Italy.

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

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