Uganda (UGA) and Libya (LBY) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Uganda-Libya Trade: In 2021, Uganda exported $171k to Libya. The main products that Uganda exported to Libya were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Uganda to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 34%, from $29.6k in 2015 to $171k in 2021.

In 2021, Uganda did not export any services to Libya.

Libya-Uganda Trade: In 2021, Libya exported $219k to Uganda. The main products that Libya exported to Uganda were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Libya to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 67.4%, from $16.7k in 2015 to $219k in 2021.

In 2021, Libya did not export any services to Uganda.

Comparison: In 2022, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B). That same year, Libya ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Uganda exported $171k to Libya. There were not main exports from Uganda to Libya in 2021. During the last 6 years the exports of Uganda to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 34%, from $29.6k in 2015 to $171k in 2021.

In 2016, Libya exported $219k to Uganda. There were not main exports from Libya to Uganda in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 67.4%, from $16.7k in 2021 to $219k in 2016.

Exports from Uganda () to Libya () (2021)

Exports from Libya () to Uganda () (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Libya ()

Uganda Exports

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Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

Libya
Top DestinationItaly$9.26B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Libya included Hong Kong ($350M), Kenya ($312M), and Tanzania ($135M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than Uganda included Italy ($9.26B), Spain ($3.48B), and Germany ($3.32B).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Libya

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

During 2021, Uganda had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of .

During 2016, Libya had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Libya+$2.95kGold

Top Product Potential Libya Uganda+$2.32kRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Uganda () to Libya () (2021)

Exports from Libya () to Uganda () (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Libya ()

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Libya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Uganda () and Libya () (2021)

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