Summary
- Egypt → Libya
- $1.9billion
- Libya → Egypt
- $56million
- Egypt’s balance
- $1.9billion
Balance
Egypt’s trade balance with Libya
Trade between Egypt and Libya grew 13.1-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Egypt’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.9
- Imports 0.1
- Balance +1.9
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $53 million | $100 million | -$47 million |
| 1996 | $52 million | $77 million | -$25 million |
| 1997 | $70 million | $75 million | -$6 million |
| 1998 | $75 million | $90 million | -$16 million |
| 1999 | $42 million | $57 million | -$15 million |
| 2000 | $63 million | $53 million | $10 million |
| 2001 | $46 million | $40 million | $6 million |
| 2002 | $70 million | $43 million | $27 million |
| 2003 | $113 million | $38 million | $75 million |
| 2004 | $71 million | $44 million | $27 million |
| 2005 | $150 million | $119 million | $31 million |
| 2006 | $169 million | $103 million | $66 million |
| 2007 | $498 million | $182 million | $316 million |
| 2008 | $454 million | $314 million | $140 million |
| 2009 | $612 million | $268 million | $344 million |
| 2010 | $902 million | $415 million | $487 million |
| 2011 | $552 million | $61 million | $491 million |
| 2012 | $1.4 billion | $142 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2013 | $1.3 billion | $99 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2014 | $972 million | $50 million | $922 million |
| 2015 | $551 million | $98 million | $454 million |
| 2016 | $563 million | $93 million | $469 million |
| 2017 | $424 million | $54 million | $371 million |
| 2018 | $612 million | $78 million | $534 million |
| 2019 | $842 million | $137 million | $706 million |
| 2020 | $613 million | $39 million | $574 million |
| 2021 | $959 million | $78 million | $881 million |
| 2022 | $1.2 billion | $89 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2023 | $1.8 billion | $70 million | $1.7 billion |
| 2024 | $1.9 billion | $56 million | $1.9 billion |
What they sell each other
What Egypt sells to Libya
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Libya sells to Egypt
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Alexandria and Tripoli is 899 nautical miles (1,664 km) long: ≈ 2–2.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Libya was Egypt’s 19th largest trading partner (1% of its trade), and Egypt was Libya’s 10th (4%).
- Libya in Egypt’s trade
- 1.3%
- Libya’s rank among Egypt’s partners
- 19th
- Egypt in Libya’s trade
- 3.9%
- Egypt’s rank among Libya’s partners
- 10th
Compare with
Other partners of Egypt
Other partners of Libya
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.