Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Libya
Libya: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Libya, 1962–2019
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.7% for ores and metals exports in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 450,863.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Libya peaked at 1.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
That places Libya 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.2% | — |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -60.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -57.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +123.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +28.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -60.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +45.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -91.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +341.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +25.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -84.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -87.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +34.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +72.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +480.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -97.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +148.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +319786.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -46.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +6.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 21% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.5%, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +319786.6% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 153 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.7% compare
- 154 Tonga 0.7% compare
- 155 Uganda 0.7% compare
- 157 Sudan 0.7% compare
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% compare
- 159 Côte d'Ivoire 0.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Libya
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.1% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2019)
- Fuel exports 94.4% (2019)
- Gas production 117.26 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 15,721 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 117.26 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 15,721 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Libya?
- Ores and metals exports in Libya was 0.7% in 2019, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Libya rank for ores and metals exports?
- Libya ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450,863.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.