Summary
- Libya → Spain
- $2.5billion
- Spain → Libya
- $349million
- Libya’s balance
- $2.2billion
Balance
Libya’s trade balance with Spain
Trade between Libya and Spain grew 2.2-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Libya’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 2.5
- Imports 0.3
- Balance +2.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1.2 billion | $169 million | $999 million |
| 1996 | $1.1 billion | $173 million | $969 million |
| 1997 | $1 billion | $159 million | $883 million |
| 1998 | $836 million | $249 million | $586 million |
| 1999 | $1.1 billion | $117 million | $1 billion |
| 2000 | $1.9 billion | $109 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2001 | $1.8 billion | $80 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2002 | $1.5 billion | $91 million | $1.5 billion |
| 2003 | $2 billion | $143 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2004 | $2.5 billion | $132 million | $2.4 billion |
| 2005 | $3 billion | $219 million | $2.8 billion |
| 2006 | $3.8 billion | $106 million | $3.6 billion |
| 2007 | $2.2 billion | $147 million | $2 billion |
| 2008 | $2.7 billion | $280 million | $2.4 billion |
| 2009 | $2.2 billion | $298 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2010 | $3.7 billion | $321 million | $3.4 billion |
| 2011 | $1 billion | $152 million | $877 million |
| 2012 | $4.3 billion | $488 million | $3.8 billion |
| 2013 | $2.6 billion | $616 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2014 | $1.1 billion | $752 million | $392 million |
| 2015 | $661 million | $441 million | $220 million |
| 2016 | $2.2 billion | $370 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2017 | $2.2 billion | $590 million | $1.7 billion |
| 2018 | $3.1 billion | $692 million | $2.4 billion |
| 2019 | $3.5 billion | $453 million | $3 billion |
| 2020 | $705 million | $346 million | $360 million |
| 2021 | $3.4 billion | $366 million | $3.1 billion |
| 2022 | $4 billion | $429 million | $3.5 billion |
| 2023 | $3.1 billion | $321 million | $2.8 billion |
| 2024 | $2.5 billion | $349 million | $2.2 billion |
What they sell each other
What Libya sells to Spain
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Spain sells to Libya
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Tripoli and Valencia is 878 nautical miles (1,627 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
Spain was Libya’s 7th largest trading partner (6% of its trade), and Libya was Spain’s 47th (0.4%).
- Spain in Libya’s trade
- 5.6%
- Spain’s rank among Libya’s partners
- 7th
- Libya in Spain’s trade
- 0.4%
- Libya’s rank among Spain’s partners
- 47th
Compare with
Other partners of Libya
Other partners of Spain
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.