Sudan (SDN) and Libya (LBY) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sudan-Libya Trade: In 2018, Sudan exported $450k to Libya. The main products that Sudan exported to Libya were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sudan to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.19%, from $690k in 2013 to $450k in 2018.

In 2018, Sudan did not export any services to Libya.

Libya-Sudan Trade: In 2018, Libya exported $74.3M to Sudan. The main products that Libya exported to Sudan were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Sudan have increased at an annualized rate of 301%, from $71.9k in 2013 to $74.3M in 2018.

In 2018, Libya did not export any services to Sudan.

Comparison: In 2022, Sudan ranked 123 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.35), and 123 in total exports ($5.52B). That same year, Libya ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2018, Sudan exported $450k to Libya. There were not main exports from Sudan to Libya in 2018. During the last 5 years the exports of Sudan to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.19%, from $690k in 2013 to $450k in 2018.

In 2013, Libya exported $74.3M to Sudan. There were not main exports from Libya to Sudan in 2013. During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Sudan have increased at an annualized rate of 301%, from $71.9k in 2018 to $74.3M in 2013.

Exports from Sudan () to Libya () (2018)

Exports from Libya () to Sudan () (2018)

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Trade between Sudan () and Libya ()

Sudan Exports

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Sudan
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.38B

Libya
Top DestinationItaly$9.26B

This map shows whether countries import more from Sudan or Libya. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Sudan and Libya or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sudan than Libya included United Arab Emirates ($2.38B), Egypt ($429M), and Malaysia ($166M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than Sudan included Italy ($9.26B), Spain ($3.48B), and Germany ($3.32B).

Difference in imports from Libya () and Sudan () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sudan - Libya

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This chart compares trade between Sudan and Libya by product, considering products traded by both, Sudan and Libya.

During 2018, Sudan had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of .

During 2013, Libya had a large net trade with Sudan in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sudan Libya+$5.88kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Libya Sudan+$4.11kGold

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Sudan and Libya. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sudan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Libya. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Libya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sudan.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sudan () to Libya () (2018)

Exports from Libya () to Sudan () (2018)

Latest Data

Trade between Sudan () and Libya ()

Sudan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Libya () and Sudan () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sudan - Libya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Sudan () and Libya () (2018)

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