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About

Libya-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $1.4B to United Kingdom. The main products that Libya exported to United Kingdom were Crude Petroleum ($1.39B), Ammonia ($4.74M), and Aircraft Parts ($995k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 2.3%, from $1.25B in 2017 to $1.4B in 2022.

In 2022, Libya did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Libya Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $145M to Libya. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Libya were Packaged Medicaments ($18M), Chocolate ($11.9M), and Unpackaged Medicaments ($5.94M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.62%,  from $240M in 2017 to $145M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom 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, United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Libya exported $1.4B to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Libya to United Kingdom were Crude Petroleum ($1.39B), Ammonia ($4.74M), and Aircraft Parts ($995k). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 2.3%, from $1.25B in 2017 to $1.4B in 2022.

In 2017, United Kingdom exported $145M to Libya. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Libya were Packaged Medicaments ($18M), Chocolate ($11.9M), and Unpackaged Medicaments ($5.94M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.62%, from $240M in 2022 to $145M in 2017.

Exports from Libya (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Libya (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Libya (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Libya
Top Destination
Italy$9.26B
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$61.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than United Kingdom included Greece ($2.25B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Libya included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Libya (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Libya - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Libya had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.39B), Chemical Products ($4.75M), and Transportation ($1M).

During 2017, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Chemical Products ($39.3M), Machines ($35.1M), and Foodstuffs ($22M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Libya United Kingdom+$329MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Libya+$12.5MPackaged Medicaments

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

Product Space of Libya (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

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