October 2011
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  6 355 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2009)  62 360 Merchandise  56 86
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009)  105 444 excluding intra-EU trade 39 62
Current account balance (million US$, 2009)  9 381 Commercial services 138 67
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009)  11 848 excluding intra-EU trade 112 48
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)   96.1
Annual percentage change
2009   2005-2009 2008 2009
Real GDP (2005=100)   119 4 4 2
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession Observer Contribution to WTO budget -
Trade Policy Review - Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)  - Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2006 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry -
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 3 - 0
All goods -    0.0 Anti-dumping  -
Agricultural goods (AOA) -    0.0 Countervailing duties  -
Non-agricultural goods -    0.0 Safeguards  -
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) -    0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports Requests for consultation -
in agricultural goods (AOA) ... Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports -
in non-agricultural goods ... Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) -
Services sectors with GATS commitments - Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) -
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  47 400 9 -41 28
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  10 500 12 9 5
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.31 Share in world total imports  0.07
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   0.1 Agricultural products 17.3
Fuels and mining products   89.4 Fuels and mining products 1.6
Manufactures   2.5 Manufactures 80.9
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COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2009   2005-2009   2008 2009
Commercial services exports (million US$)   385   -2 91 85
Commercial services imports (million US$)  4 323   19 43 21
2009   2009
Share in world total exports   0.01   Share in world total imports 0.13
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   68.1   Transportation 47.9
Travel   13.0   Travel 36.7
Other commercial services   19.0   Other commercial services 15.4
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office Trademark registrations by office
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
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