Libya Imports 2023
Complete list of Libya's 105 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$22.42B
Total imports (2023)
#82
Global import rank
105
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Libya imported $22.42 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #82 largest importer. Goods came from 105 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 76.1% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $4.57 billion — 20.4% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source 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 import sources
105 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $3.90B | 17.40% |
| 2 | Türkiye | $3.26B | 14.52% |
| 3 | Italy | $1.84B | 8.20% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | $1.83B | 8.18% |
| 5 | Egypt | $1.79B | 7.96% |
| 6 | Greece | $1.71B | 7.62% |
| 7 | Tunisia | $846.79M | 3.78% |
| 8 | Cyprus | $775.25M | 3.46% |
| 9 | Germany | $620.75M | 2.77% |
| 10 | India | $505.17M | 2.25% |
| 11 | Brazil | $450.88M | 2.01% |
| 12 | USA | $425.31M | 1.90% |
| 13 | Belgium | $399.12M | 1.78% |
| 14 | Netherlands | $355.58M | 1.59% |
| 15 | Spain | $320.62M | 1.43% |
| 16 | France | $295.42M | 1.32% |
| 17 | Thailand | $260.64M | 1.16% |
| 18 | Romania | $218.21M | 0.97% |
| 19 | Switzerland | $195.08M | 0.87% |
| 20 | United Kingdom | $194.93M | 0.87% |
| 21 | Bulgaria | $172.67M | 0.77% |
| 22 | Argentina | $166.42M | 0.74% |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | $158.91M | 0.71% |
| 24 | Bahrain | $153.93M | 0.69% |
| 25 | Indonesia | $116.42M | 0.52% |
| 26 | Ukraine | $106.93M | 0.48% |
| 27 | Canada | $98.35M | 0.44% |
| 28 | Jordan | $91.59M | 0.41% |
| 29 | Poland | $89.31M | 0.40% |
| 30 | Morocco | $84.78M | 0.38% |
| 31 | Sweden | $80.73M | 0.36% |
| 32 | Austria | $65.79M | 0.29% |
| 33 | Lebanon | $64.35M | 0.29% |
| 34 | Oman | $57.46M | 0.26% |
| 35 | New Zealand | $55.08M | 0.25% |
| 36 | Ireland | $53.92M | 0.24% |
| 37 | Japan | $52.90M | 0.24% |
| 38 | Portugal | $47.43M | 0.21% |
| 39 | Ecuador | $47.19M | 0.21% |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | $42.44M | 0.19% |
| 41 | Slovakia | $40.29M | 0.18% |
| 42 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $33.77M | 0.15% |
| 43 | Denmark | $30.03M | 0.13% |
| 44 | Other Asia, nes | $29.04M | 0.13% |
| 45 | Serbia | $24.76M | 0.11% |
| 46 | Malta | $23.68M | 0.11% |
| 47 | Singapore | $21.14M | 0.09% |
| 48 | Malaysia | $21.06M | 0.09% |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | $19.80M | 0.09% |
| 50 | Slovenia | $19.48M | 0.09% |
| 51 | Latvia | $17.77M | 0.08% |
| 52 | Hungary | $17.18M | 0.08% |
| 53 | Lithuania | $16.30M | 0.07% |
| 54 | Pakistan | $12.89M | 0.06% |
| 55 | Czechia | $12.11M | 0.05% |
| 56 | Costa Rica | $8.65M | 0.04% |
| 57 | Croatia | $8.56M | 0.04% |
| 58 | Australia | $7.80M | 0.03% |
| 59 | Colombia | $5.98M | 0.03% |
| 60 | South Africa | $5.41M | 0.02% |
| 61 | Uruguay | $4.33M | 0.02% |
| 62 | Paraguay | $4.20M | 0.02% |
| 63 | Finland | $4.09M | 0.02% |
| 64 | Kuwait | $3.32M | 0.01% |
| 65 | Chile | $3.09M | 0.01% |
| 66 | Georgia | $3.08M | 0.01% |
| 67 | Norway | $2.85M | 0.01% |
| 68 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $2.50M | 0.01% |
| 69 | Gabon | $2.49M | 0.01% |
| 70 | Estonia | $2.05M | 0.01% |
| 71 | Rep. of Moldova | $1.78M | 0.01% |
| 72 | Kenya | $1.52M | 0.01% |
| 73 | Ethiopia | $1.32M | 0.01% |
| 74 | Luxembourg | $1.31M | 0.01% |
| 75 | Armenia | $1.21M | 0.01% |
| 76 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $1.11M | 0.00% |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | $1.05M | 0.00% |
| 78 | Nigeria | $1.05M | 0.00% |
| 79 | Cambodia | $919,157 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Peru | $723,944 | 0.00% |
| 81 | North Macedonia | $696,926 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Dominican Rep. | $657,928 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Uganda | $572,408 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Namibia | $543,042 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Madagascar | $536,942 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | $527,609 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $446,714 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Guatemala | $386,825 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | $296,750 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Maldives | $280,289 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Ghana | $241,624 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Philippines | $218,823 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | $137,762 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Mauritania | $121,181 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Togo | $78,787 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | $77,587 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Montenegro | $65,701 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Iceland | $53,903 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Niger | $45,089 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Cabo Verde | $41,017 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Andorra | $23,250 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Qatar | $16,051 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Liberia | $6,400 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Angola | $3,322 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | $3,146 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | $4.57B | 20.39% |
| 2 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $763.32M | 3.40% |
| 3 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $628.36M | 2.80% |
| 4 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $408.88M | 1.82% |
| 5 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $330.08M | 1.47% |
| 6 | 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $324.40M | 1.45% |
| 7 | 680221 | Marble, travertine and alabaster: simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | $304.32M | 1.36% |
| 8 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $251.23M | 1.12% |
| 9 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $223.55M | 1.00% |
| 10 | 841199 | Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers) | $221.22M | 0.99% |
| 11 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $197.41M | 0.88% |
| 12 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $155.52M | 0.69% |
| 13 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $153.32M | 0.68% |
| 14 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $142.10M | 0.63% |
| 15 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system" | $141.75M | 0.63% |
| 16 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $135.96M | 0.61% |
| 17 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $129.85M | 0.58% |
| 18 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $129.59M | 0.58% |
| 19 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $118.13M | 0.53% |
| 20 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $115.92M | 0.52% |
| 21 | 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $114.18M | 0.51% |
| 22 | 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $105.16M | 0.47% |
| 23 | 040291 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | $104.19M | 0.46% |
| 24 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $100.54M | 0.45% |
| 25 | 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 | $100.31M | 0.45% |
| 26 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $97.70M | 0.44% |
| 27 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $94.29M | 0.42% |
| 28 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $92.19M | 0.41% |
| 29 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $90.66M | 0.40% |
| 30 | 151529 | Vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $90.46M | 0.40% |
| 31 | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $89.92M | 0.40% |
| 32 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $89.15M | 0.40% |
| 33 | 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $86.18M | 0.38% |
| 34 | 691110 | Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china | $85.77M | 0.38% |
| 35 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $84.53M | 0.38% |
| 36 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $83.55M | 0.37% |
| 37 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $83.00M | 0.37% |
| 38 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $77.27M | 0.34% |
| 39 | 940350 | Furniture: wooden, for bedroom use | $77.06M | 0.34% |
| 40 | 080212 | Nuts, edible: almonds, fresh or dried, shelled | $75.78M | 0.34% |
| 41 | 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $75.37M | 0.34% |
| 42 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $72.51M | 0.32% |
| 43 | 940510 | Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall light fittings: excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares | $66.37M | 0.30% |
| 44 | 190532 | Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | $65.28M | 0.29% |
| 45 | 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $65.19M | 0.29% |
| 46 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $63.07M | 0.28% |
| 47 | 040630 | Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | $62.56M | 0.28% |
| 48 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $61.89M | 0.28% |
| 49 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $61.81M | 0.28% |
| 50 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $60.87M | 0.27% |
| 51 | 100390 | Cereals: barley, other than seed | $60.13M | 0.27% |
| 52 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $59.89M | 0.27% |
| 53 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $58.92M | 0.26% |
| 54 | 190590 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $58.49M | 0.26% |
| 55 | 841182 | Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW | $58.22M | 0.26% |
| 56 | 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $58.17M | 0.26% |
| 57 | 570242 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: woven, (not tufted or flocked), of man-made textile materials, of pile construction, made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | $58.12M | 0.26% |
| 58 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $56.63M | 0.25% |
| 59 | 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $56.07M | 0.25% |
| 60 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $55.51M | 0.25% |
| 61 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $53.86M | 0.24% |
| 62 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $53.32M | 0.24% |
| 63 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $53.07M | 0.24% |
| 64 | 391620 | Vinyl chloride polymers: monofilament, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked | $52.88M | 0.24% |
| 65 | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $52.63M | 0.23% |
| 66 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $52.24M | 0.23% |
| 67 | 080390 | Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $51.31M | 0.23% |
| 68 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $50.71M | 0.23% |
| 69 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $50.66M | 0.23% |
| 70 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter | $50.04M | 0.22% |
| 71 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $49.91M | 0.22% |
| 72 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $49.24M | 0.22% |
| 73 | 870321 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | $48.62M | 0.22% |
| 74 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $48.38M | 0.22% |
| 75 | 841581 | Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat cycle (reversible heat pumps) | $48.09M | 0.21% |
| 76 | 841810 | Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other | $47.82M | 0.21% |
| 77 | 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $47.32M | 0.21% |
| 78 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $47.00M | 0.21% |
| 79 | 851761 | Base stations | $46.38M | 0.21% |
| 80 | 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $45.53M | 0.20% |
| 81 | 040210 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $45.09M | 0.20% |
| 82 | 090230 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $44.75M | 0.20% |
| 83 | 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | $43.85M | 0.20% |
| 84 | 630140 | Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs: of synthetic fibres | $43.65M | 0.19% |
| 85 | 010229 | Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $42.96M | 0.19% |
| 86 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $42.46M | 0.19% |
| 87 | 010410 | Sheep: live | $41.84M | 0.19% |
| 88 | 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $41.40M | 0.18% |
| 89 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $41.38M | 0.18% |
| 90 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $41.02M | 0.18% |
| 91 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $40.80M | 0.18% |
| 92 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $40.70M | 0.18% |
| 93 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $39.60M | 0.18% |
| 94 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $39.37M | 0.18% |
| 95 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $39.19M | 0.17% |
| 96 | 330720 | Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: personal deodorants and antiperspirants | $38.61M | 0.17% |
| 97 | 611020 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $38.28M | 0.17% |
| 98 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $38.26M | 0.17% |
| 99 | 040711 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $38.18M | 0.17% |
| 100 | 902830 | Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | $37.52M | 0.17% |