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About

Libya-United States Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $2.24B to United States. The main products that Libya exported to United States were Crude Petroleum ($2.24B), Refined Petroleum ($4.92M), and Collector's Items ($247k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 24.6%, from $746M in 2017 to $2.24B in 2022.

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

United States-Libya Trade: In 2022, United States exported $284M to Libya. The main products that United States exported to Libya were Cars ($119M), Other Nuts ($18.2M), and Electric Generating Sets ($16.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 16.6%,  from $132M in 2017 to $284M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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 States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Libya exported $2.24B to United States. The main products exported from Libya to United States were Crude Petroleum ($2.24B), Refined Petroleum ($4.92M), and Collector's Items ($247k). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 24.6%, from $746M in 2017 to $2.24B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $284M to Libya. The main products exported from United States to Libya were Cars ($119M), Other Nuts ($18.2M), and Electric Generating Sets ($16.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 16.6%, from $132M in 2022 to $284M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Libya
Top Destination
Italy$9.26B
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Libya included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

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

Comparative Advantage Libya - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Libya had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.24B), Arts and Antiques ($251k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($60.2k).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Transportation ($133M), Machines ($53.6M), and Vegetable Products ($24.9M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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