Summary
- France → Libya
- $320million
- Libya → France
- $2.3billion
- France’s balance
- -$2billion
Balance
France’s trade balance with Libya
Trade between France and Libya grew 4.5-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). France’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.3
- Imports 2.3
- Balance -2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $265 million | $315 million | -$50 million |
| 1996 | $316 million | $452 million | -$136 million |
| 1997 | $342 million | $482 million | -$140 million |
| 1998 | $294 million | $314 million | -$20 million |
| 1999 | $234 million | $450 million | -$216 million |
| 2000 | $241 million | $620 million | -$380 million |
| 2001 | $224 million | $671 million | -$447 million |
| 2002 | $261 million | $386 million | -$125 million |
| 2003 | $293 million | $855 million | -$562 million |
| 2004 | $270 million | $1.3 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2005 | $357 million | $2 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2006 | $526 million | $2.4 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2007 | $526 million | $2.2 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2008 | $485 million | $4.5 billion | -$4 billion |
| 2009 | $767 million | $3.3 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2010 | $1.1 billion | $5.8 billion | -$4.7 billion |
| 2011 | $309 million | $2.8 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2012 | $688 million | $5.5 billion | -$4.8 billion |
| 2013 | $1.1 billion | $4.3 billion | -$3.2 billion |
| 2014 | $343 million | $2.5 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2015 | $762 million | $941 million | -$180 million |
| 2016 | $200 million | $1.2 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2017 | $184 million | $1.2 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2018 | $234 million | $2.8 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2019 | $208 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2020 | $171 million | $529 million | -$359 million |
| 2021 | $207 million | $2.2 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2022 | $229 million | $2.3 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2023 | $324 million | $2.7 billion | -$2.4 billion |
| 2024 | $320 million | $2.3 billion | -$2 billion |
What they sell each other
What France sells to Libya
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Libya sells to France
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Le Havre and Tripoli is 2,332 nautical miles (4,318 km) long: ≈ 5.5–7 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Gibraltar.
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 France’s 55th largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and France was Libya’s 8th (5%).
- Libya in France’s trade
- 0.2%
- Libya’s rank among France’s partners
- 55th
- France in Libya’s trade
- 5.1%
- France’s rank among Libya’s partners
- 8th
Compare with
Other partners of France
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.