Summary
- Italy → Libya
- $2.4billion
- Libya → Italy
- $7.5billion
- Italy’s balance
- -$5.1billion
Balance
Italy’s trade balance with Libya
Trade between Italy and Libya grew 2.1-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Italy’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 2.4
- Imports 7.5
- Balance -5.1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $953 million | $3.7 billion | -$2.8 billion |
| 1996 | $1 billion | $4.5 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 1997 | $1 billion | $4.5 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 1998 | $992 million | $3.2 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 1999 | $917 million | $3.3 billion | -$2.4 billion |
| 2000 | $948 million | $5.9 billion | -$5 billion |
| 2001 | $1.2 billion | $4.9 billion | -$3.7 billion |
| 2002 | $1.2 billion | $4.6 billion | -$3.4 billion |
| 2003 | $1.5 billion | $5.9 billion | -$4.4 billion |
| 2004 | $1.9 billion | $7.8 billion | -$6 billion |
| 2005 | $1.7 billion | $11.2 billion | -$9.5 billion |
| 2006 | $1.8 billion | $13.5 billion | -$11.7 billion |
| 2007 | $772 million | $14.9 billion | -$14.1 billion |
| 2008 | $1.2 billion | $20.8 billion | -$19.6 billion |
| 2009 | $1.3 billion | $13.4 billion | -$12.1 billion |
| 2010 | $2 billion | $15.5 billion | -$13.6 billion |
| 2011 | $849 million | $5.5 billion | -$4.7 billion |
| 2012 | $3.1 billion | $16.6 billion | -$13.5 billion |
| 2013 | $3.8 billion | $10.7 billion | -$7 billion |
| 2014 | $2.9 billion | $6 billion | -$3.1 billion |
| 2015 | $1.6 billion | $3.8 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2016 | $1.3 billion | $7.8 billion | -$6.5 billion |
| 2017 | $1.2 billion | $7.8 billion | -$6.7 billion |
| 2018 | $1.4 billion | $11.3 billion | -$9.9 billion |
| 2019 | $1.3 billion | $10.9 billion | -$9.6 billion |
| 2020 | $1 billion | $2 billion | -$971 million |
| 2021 | $1.4 billion | $7.5 billion | -$6 billion |
| 2022 | $2.3 billion | $10.5 billion | -$8.2 billion |
| 2023 | $1.8 billion | $8 billion | -$6.1 billion |
| 2024 | $2.4 billion | $7.5 billion | -$5.1 billion |
What they sell each other
What Italy sells to Libya
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Libya sells to Italy
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Genoa and Tripoli is 750 nautical miles (1,389 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 Italy’s 28th largest trading partner (0.8% of its trade), and Italy was Libya’s largest (19%).
- Libya in Italy’s trade
- 0.8%
- Libya’s rank among Italy’s partners
- 28th
- Italy in Libya’s trade
- 19.3%
- Italy’s rank among Libya’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of Italy
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.