Libya Exports 2023
Complete list of Libya's 89 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$35.38B
Total exports (2023)
#67
Global export rank
89
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Libya exported $35.38 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #67 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 89 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 83.4% of total export value. The leading export was petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, valued at $31.27 billion — 88.4% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
89 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | $7.96B | 22.51% |
| 2 | Germany | $5.16B | 14.59% |
| 3 | Spain | $3.08B | 8.72% |
| 4 | France | $2.64B | 7.47% |
| 5 | China | $2.20B | 6.22% |
| 6 | Greece | $2.20B | 6.21% |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | $1.85B | 5.23% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $1.59B | 4.49% |
| 9 | USA | $1.57B | 4.43% |
| 10 | Netherlands | $1.27B | 3.59% |
| 11 | Thailand | $1.26B | 3.56% |
| 12 | Austria | $1.16B | 3.28% |
| 13 | Romania | $657.43M | 1.86% |
| 14 | Türkiye | $538.02M | 1.52% |
| 15 | India | $435.91M | 1.23% |
| 16 | Sweden | $386.55M | 1.09% |
| 17 | Singapore | $218.92M | 0.62% |
| 18 | Australia | $204.66M | 0.58% |
| 19 | Serbia | $152.13M | 0.43% |
| 20 | Morocco | $135.32M | 0.38% |
| 21 | Lebanon | $115.86M | 0.33% |
| 22 | Tunisia | $107.33M | 0.30% |
| 23 | Switzerland | $75.08M | 0.21% |
| 24 | Egypt | $67.25M | 0.19% |
| 25 | Malaysia | $57.90M | 0.16% |
| 26 | Indonesia | $57.72M | 0.16% |
| 27 | Slovakia | $57.53M | 0.16% |
| 28 | Albania | $46.28M | 0.13% |
| 29 | Belgium | $31.98M | 0.09% |
| 30 | Malta | $27.44M | 0.08% |
| 31 | Armenia | $13.49M | 0.04% |
| 32 | Cyprus | $12.84M | 0.04% |
| 33 | Ghana | $8.63M | 0.02% |
| 34 | Mexico | $8.20M | 0.02% |
| 35 | Pakistan | $6.90M | 0.02% |
| 36 | Georgia | $4.69M | 0.01% |
| 37 | Portugal | $2.37M | 0.01% |
| 38 | Bulgaria | $2.09M | 0.01% |
| 39 | Mauritania | $1.26M | 0.00% |
| 40 | Czechia | $1.09M | 0.00% |
| 41 | Japan | $965,904 | 0.00% |
| 42 | Luxembourg | $731,069 | 0.00% |
| 43 | Poland | $555,936 | 0.00% |
| 44 | Jordan | $529,961 | 0.00% |
| 45 | Angola | $427,214 | 0.00% |
| 46 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $279,285 | 0.00% |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | $272,446 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Niger | $186,397 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Hungary | $154,622 | 0.00% |
| 50 | North Macedonia | $121,796 | 0.00% |
| 51 | Canada | $112,262 | 0.00% |
| 52 | Kuwait | $107,842 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Ireland | $103,557 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Ukraine | $93,403 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Brazil | $88,296 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Kenya | $74,440 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Other Asia, nes | $62,945 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | $55,022 | 0.00% |
| 59 | South Africa | $52,711 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Bahrain | $43,086 | 0.00% |
| 61 | New Zealand | $38,580 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Senegal | $32,125 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Norway | $26,797 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $25,683 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Gambia | $24,069 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Denmark | $23,562 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Togo | $22,397 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Benin | $22,053 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Colombia | $13,856 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Nigeria | $10,861 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Oman | $7,315 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Côte d'Ivoire | $6,918 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Liberia | $6,840 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | $5,027 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Paraguay | $3,243 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Lithuania | $2,516 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Finland | $1,953 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Dominican Rep. | $1,772 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Peru | $566 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Slovenia | $517 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | $305 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $305 | 0.00% |
| 83 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $205 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Ethiopia | $167 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Chile | $131 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | $116 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Namibia | $81 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Uganda | $41 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Botswana | $26 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $31.27B | 88.38% |
| 2 | 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $1.17B | 3.31% |
| 3 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $879.28M | 2.48% |
| 4 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $797.65M | 2.25% |
| 5 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | $229.27M | 0.65% |
| 6 | 720310 | Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $191.14M | 0.54% |
| 7 | 281410 | Ammonia: anhydrous | $158.00M | 0.45% |
| 8 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $139.82M | 0.40% |
| 9 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $125.55M | 0.35% |
| 10 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $53.58M | 0.15% |
| 11 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $47.83M | 0.14% |
| 12 | 720390 | Ferrous products: spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $39.72M | 0.11% |
| 13 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $39.21M | 0.11% |
| 14 | 030194 | Fish: live, Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) | $34.53M | 0.10% |
| 15 | 780199 | Lead: unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element | $17.60M | 0.05% |
| 16 | 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $12.16M | 0.03% |
| 17 | 080410 | Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | $11.31M | 0.03% |
| 18 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $10.37M | 0.03% |
| 19 | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | $8.53M | 0.02% |
| 20 | 720837 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | $7.53M | 0.02% |
| 21 | 854810 | Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | $7.51M | 0.02% |
| 22 | 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $7.29M | 0.02% |
| 23 | 720719 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section | $6.88M | 0.02% |
| 24 | 780200 | Lead: waste and scrap | $6.01M | 0.02% |
| 25 | 470790 | Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, of paper or paperboard n.e.c. in heading no. 4707 and of unsorted waste and scrap | $5.95M | 0.02% |
| 26 | 280920 | Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids | $5.75M | 0.02% |
| 27 | 260120 | Iron pyrites: roasted | $5.21M | 0.01% |
| 28 | 720712 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | $5.14M | 0.01% |
| 29 | 720690 | Iron or non-alloy steel: primary forms (excluding ingots and iron of heading no. 7203) | $5.05M | 0.01% |
| 30 | 760120 | Aluminium: unwrought, alloys | $4.47M | 0.01% |
| 31 | 261900 | Slag, dross: (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel | $4.27M | 0.01% |
| 32 | 470710 | Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard | $4.01M | 0.01% |
| 33 | 290121 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, ethylene | $3.69M | 0.01% |
| 34 | 720720 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon | $3.36M | 0.01% |
| 35 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $2.91M | 0.01% |
| 36 | 720421 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel | $2.90M | 0.01% |
| 37 | 720410 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of cast iron | $2.73M | 0.01% |
| 38 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $2.69M | 0.01% |
| 39 | 720838 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm | $2.48M | 0.01% |
| 40 | 261710 | Antimony ores and concentrates | $2.08M | 0.01% |
| 41 | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $1.94M | 0.01% |
| 42 | 780110 | Lead: unwrought, refined | $1.73M | 0.00% |
| 43 | 970500 | Collections and collectors' pieces: of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical, archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest | $1.66M | 0.00% |
| 44 | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $1.55M | 0.00% |
| 45 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $1.44M | 0.00% |
| 46 | 150910 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.35M | 0.00% |
| 47 | 210500 | Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa | $1.34M | 0.00% |
| 48 | 391590 | Plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3915: waste, parings and scrap | $1.31M | 0.00% |
| 49 | 410150 | Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin exceeding 16 kg | $1.26M | 0.00% |
| 50 | 710691 | Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder) | $1.15M | 0.00% |
| 51 | 121292 | Locust beans (carob): fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground | $1.10M | 0.00% |
| 52 | 030487 | Fish fillets: frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) | $856,752 | 0.00% |
| 53 | 902519 | Thermometers and pyrometers: (other than liquid filled, for direct reading), not combined with other instruments | $849,403 | 0.00% |
| 54 | 690410 | Ceramic building bricks | $772,555 | 0.00% |
| 55 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $756,294 | 0.00% |
| 56 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $731,046 | 0.00% |
| 57 | 381400 | Solvents and thinners: organic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.c. or included, prepared paint or varnish removers | $720,092 | 0.00% |
| 58 | 250840 | Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806): n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined | $651,072 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 790200 | Zinc: waste and scrap | $642,124 | 0.00% |
| 60 | 711292 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $631,226 | 0.00% |
| 61 | 721632 | Iron or non-alloy steel: I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more | $629,927 | 0.00% |
| 62 | 630533 | Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of man-made textile materials, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like, not flexible intermediate bulk containers | $616,780 | 0.00% |
| 63 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $593,379 | 0.00% |
| 64 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $544,905 | 0.00% |
| 65 | 721710 | Iron or non-alloy steel: wire, (not plated or coated), whether or not polished | $531,483 | 0.00% |
| 66 | 720836 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | $529,401 | 0.00% |
| 67 | 380290 | Chemical products: activated natural mineral products, animal black, including spent animal black | $523,812 | 0.00% |
| 68 | 410221 | Skins: raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on | $488,497 | 0.00% |
| 69 | 841490 | Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan | $480,347 | 0.00% |
| 70 | 510119 | Wool: (other than shorn), greasy (including fleece-washed wool), not carded or combed | $459,325 | 0.00% |
| 71 | 200989 | Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $448,058 | 0.00% |
| 72 | 780191 | Lead: unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element | $434,082 | 0.00% |
| 73 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $405,462 | 0.00% |
| 74 | 740319 | Copper: refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1 | $367,355 | 0.00% |
| 75 | 250700 | Kaolin and other kaolinic clays: whether or not calcined | $363,111 | 0.00% |
| 76 | 721631 | Iron or non-alloy steel: U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more | $358,262 | 0.00% |
| 77 | 070993 | Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $358,050 | 0.00% |
| 78 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $352,521 | 0.00% |
| 79 | 721621 | Iron or non-alloy steel: L sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm | $352,488 | 0.00% |
| 80 | 740313 | Copper: refined, unwrought, billets | $342,088 | 0.00% |
| 81 | 720852 | Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | $309,235 | 0.00% |
| 82 | 151800 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: oxidised, boiled or otherwise chemically modified, (excluding those of heading no. 1516), inedible mixtures or preparations of fats or oils | $301,480 | 0.00% |
| 83 | 482369 | Paper and paperboard: trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard other than of bamboo | $297,408 | 0.00% |
| 84 | 080711 | Fruit, edible: watermelons, fresh | $282,583 | 0.00% |
| 85 | 510121 | Wool: (not carded or combed), degreased, (not carbonised), shorn | $281,997 | 0.00% |
| 86 | 740329 | Copper: copper alloys n.e.c. in heading no. 7403 (other than master alloys of heading no. 7405) | $280,009 | 0.00% |
| 87 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $276,960 | 0.00% |
| 88 | 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $266,667 | 0.00% |
| 89 | 841381 | Pumps and liquid elevators: n.e.c. in heading no. 8413 | $265,046 | 0.00% |
| 90 | 070200 | Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $260,846 | 0.00% |
| 91 | 850211 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output not exceeding 75kVA | $257,474 | 0.00% |
| 92 | 740620 | Copper: powders of lamellar structure, flakes | $252,852 | 0.00% |
| 93 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $227,540 | 0.00% |
| 94 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $226,232 | 0.00% |
| 95 | 841199 | Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers) | $224,417 | 0.00% |
| 96 | 260800 | Zinc ores and concentrates | $220,443 | 0.00% |
| 97 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $218,417 | 0.00% |
| 98 | 262030 | Slag, ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly copper | $218,401 | 0.00% |
| 99 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $202,871 | 0.00% |
| 100 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $186,372 | 0.00% |