Libya (LBY) and Australia (AUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Libya-Australia Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $452M to Australia. The main products that Libya exported to Australia were Crude Petroleum ($452M), Antiques ($11.5k), and Enzymes ($5.74k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 81.7%, from $22.8M in 2017 to $452M in 2022.

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

Australia-Libya Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $4.01M to Libya. The main products that Australia exported to Libya were Other Nuts ($1.42M), Sowing Seeds ($731k), and Edible Offal ($451k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 40.5%, from $732k in 2017 to $4.01M in 2022.

In 2022, Australia 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, Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Libya exported $452M to Australia. The main products exported from Libya to Australia were Crude Petroleum ($452M), Antiques ($11.5k), and Enzymes ($5.74k). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 81.7%, from $22.8M in 2017 to $452M in 2022.

In 2017, Australia exported $4.01M to Libya. The main products exported from Australia to Libya were Other Nuts ($1.42M), Sowing Seeds ($731k), and Edible Offal ($451k). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 40.5%, from $732k in 2022 to $4.01M in 2017.

Exports from Libya () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Libya () (2022)

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Trade between Libya () and Australia ()

Australia Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Libya
Top DestinationItaly$9.26B

Australia
Top DestinationChina$123B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than Libya included China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), and South Korea ($41B).

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

Comparative Advantage Libya - Australia

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

During 2022, Libya had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Mineral Products ($452M), Arts and Antiques ($11.5k), and Chemical Products ($5.74k).

During 2017, Australia had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.15M), Animal Products ($451k), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($434k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Libya Australia+$3.64MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential Australia Libya+$563kOther Nuts

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 Australia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Libya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Australia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Australia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Libya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Libya () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Libya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Libya () and Australia ()

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Libya - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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