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Libya-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $82.7M to South Korea. The main products that Libya exported to South Korea were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($54.8M), Refined Petroleum ($16.7M), and Fish Fillets ($5.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.73%, from $138M in 2017 to $82.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Libya did not export any services to South Korea.

South Korea-Libya Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $367M to Libya. The main products that South Korea exported to Libya were Cars ($169M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($54M), and Electric Batteries ($21M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 3.94%,  from $280M in 2017 to $367M in 2022.

In 2022, South Korea 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, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Libya exported $82.7M to South Korea. The main products exported from Libya to South Korea were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($54.8M), Refined Petroleum ($16.7M), and Fish Fillets ($5.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.73%, from $138M in 2017 to $82.7M in 2022.

In 2017, South Korea exported $367M to Libya. The main products exported from South Korea to Libya were Cars ($169M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($54M), and Electric Batteries ($21M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 3.94%, from $280M in 2022 to $367M in 2017.

Exports from Libya (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Libya (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Libya (Flag) and South Korea (Flag)

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Libya
Top Destination
Italy$9.26B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than South Korea included Italy ($9.26B), Greece ($2.25B), and Tunisia ($168M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Libya included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and Libya (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Libya - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Libya had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Transportation ($54.8M), Mineral Products ($16.7M), and Animal Products ($6.32M).

During 2017, South Korea had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Transportation ($249M), Machines ($53.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($27.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Libya South Korea+$15.9MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential South Korea Libya+$15.5MRefined 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

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

Product Space of Libya (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

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