Summary
- Greece → Libya
- $1.2billion
- Libya → Greece
- $2.6billion
- Greece’s balance
- -$1.4billion
Balance
Greece’s trade balance with Libya
Trade between Greece and Libya grew 19.7-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Greece’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.2
- Imports 2.6
- Balance -1.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $35 million | $158 million | -$123 million |
| 1996 | $56 million | $206 million | -$150 million |
| 1997 | $42 million | $110 million | -$68 million |
| 1998 | $54 million | $120 million | -$67 million |
| 1999 | $42 million | $90 million | -$48 million |
| 2000 | $22 million | $259 million | -$238 million |
| 2001 | $39 million | $272 million | -$233 million |
| 2002 | $93 million | $226 million | -$133 million |
| 2003 | $79 million | $368 million | -$289 million |
| 2004 | $196 million | $361 million | -$165 million |
| 2005 | $200 million | $763 million | -$563 million |
| 2006 | $278 million | $1 billion | -$757 million |
| 2007 | $54 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2008 | $201 million | $2.8 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2009 | $181 million | $1.1 billion | -$884 million |
| 2010 | $133 million | $1.7 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2011 | $223 million | $440 million | -$217 million |
| 2012 | $1 billion | $2.2 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2013 | $990 million | $1.5 billion | -$540 million |
| 2014 | $294 million | $901 million | -$607 million |
| 2015 | $165 million | $294 million | -$129 million |
| 2016 | $360 million | $539 million | -$179 million |
| 2017 | $289 million | $545 million | -$256 million |
| 2018 | $482 million | $933 million | -$450 million |
| 2019 | $427 million | $705 million | -$278 million |
| 2020 | $719 million | $58 million | $661 million |
| 2021 | $1.2 billion | $1 billion | $166 million |
| 2022 | $1.9 billion | $2.5 billion | -$600 million |
| 2023 | $1.7 billion | $2.2 billion | -$488 million |
| 2024 | $1.2 billion | $2.6 billion | -$1.4 billion |
What they sell each other
What Greece sells to Libya
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Libya sells to Greece
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Piraeus and Tripoli is 691 nautical miles (1,279 km) long: ≈ 1.5–2 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 Greece’s 12th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and Greece was Libya’s 4th (7%).
- Libya in Greece’s trade
- 2.7%
- Libya’s rank among Greece’s partners
- 12th
- Greece in Libya’s trade
- 7.4%
- Greece’s rank among Libya’s partners
- 4th
Compare with
Other partners of Greece
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.