Libya (LBY) and Greece (GRC) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Libya-Greece Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $2.25B to Greece. The main products that Libya exported to Greece were Crude Petroleum ($2.2B), Scrap Iron ($27.3M), and Refined Petroleum ($17.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Greece have increased at an annualized rate of 33.7%, from $529M in 2017 to $2.25B in 2022.

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

Greece-Libya Trade: In 2022, Greece exported $1.95B to Libya. The main products that Greece exported to Libya were Refined Petroleum ($1.85B), Rolled Tobacco ($42M), and Petroleum Coke ($8.44M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Greece to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 46.3%, from $290M in 2017 to $1.95B in 2022.

In 2022, Greece 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, Greece ranked 50 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.33), and 57 in total exports ($55.7B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Libya exported $2.25B to Greece. The main products exported from Libya to Greece were Crude Petroleum ($2.2B), Scrap Iron ($27.3M), and Refined Petroleum ($17.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Greece have increased at an annualized rate of 33.7%, from $529M in 2017 to $2.25B in 2022.

In 2017, Greece exported $1.95B to Libya. The main products exported from Greece to Libya were Refined Petroleum ($1.85B), Rolled Tobacco ($42M), and Petroleum Coke ($8.44M). During the last 5 years the exports of Greece to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 46.3%, from $290M in 2022 to $1.95B in 2017.

Exports from Libya () to Greece () (2022)

Exports from Greece () to Libya () (2022)

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Trade between Libya () and Greece ()

Greece Exports

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Libya
Top DestinationItaly$9.26B

Greece
Top DestinationItaly$5.82B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than Greece included Italy ($9.26B), China ($2.52B), and Thailand ($1.67B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Greece than Libya included Bulgaria ($3.62B), Cyprus ($2.92B), and Turkey ($2.54B).

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

Comparative Advantage Libya - Greece

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

During 2022, Libya had a large net trade with Greece in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.22B), Metals ($31.9M), and Chemical Products ($4.07M).

During 2017, Greece had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.86B), Foodstuffs ($53.4M), and Chemical Products ($7.89M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Libya Greece+$21.5MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Greece Libya+$3.66MPackaged 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Libya () to Greece () (2022)

Exports from Greece () to Libya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Libya () and Greece ()

Greece Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Libya - Greece

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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