LIBYA

2012 Ranking: 94th Largest Export Market for U.S. Goods (2011: 118th)
Since the easing of U.S. sanctions in 2004, U.S. exports to Libya jumped from $39 million to $665 million in 2010, an increase of 1,605 percent. After a sharp decline in 2011, 2012 data indicate a 78.2 percent increase in U.S. goods exports in 2012, reaching $547.6 million. Libyan exports in 2012 grew by 286.51 percent to $2.49 billion, with Oil & Gas (at $2.25 billion) and Petroleum & Coal Products (at $240.59 million) constituting most of these exports.

TOP 10 STATES EXPORTING TO LIBYA

State Total Exports to Libya
Percent of States Exports to the Arab World
NEW YORK NEW JERSEY CALIFORNIA VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA ALABAMA TEXAS LOUISIANA FLORIDA GEORGIA

U.S. Total Texas California Georgia New Jersey Louisiana New York Florida Virginia Alabama North Carolina

$547,606,315 $102,093,073 $73,739,360 $73,134,970 $72,452,481 $50,295,916 $44,235,860 $18,383,882 $10,862,141 $9,732,221 $8,756,195

0.97% 1.40% 3.06% 3.61% 1.43% 1.29% 0.62% 1.11% 1.44% 0.68%

TOP 10 IMPORT SECTORS FROM THE U.S.

Transportation Equipment Food & Kindred Products Chemicals Machinery, Except Electrical Petroleum & Coal Products Computer & Electronic Products Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components Fabricated Metal Products Agricultural Products Special Classification Provisions $232,149,500 $116,410,796 $41,821,055 $37,849,969 $29,908,982 $19,798,561 $12,520,803 $10,782,558 $9,191,872 $8,606,513

Comparison of Top Eight Countries Exporting to Libya (2011)

Germany France 4.8% 4.9% Syria 5.2% Egypt 6.7% Italy 8.4% China 8.8% Tunisia 13.3% Turkey 9.1%

This chart identifies the market share of only the top eight countries exporting to Libya, so the percentages do not equal 100%. For additional information, please visit www.nusacc.org.

The data in this publication are drawn from the U.S. Bureau of the Census using the latest U.S. export information. Export numbers may understate total U.S. exports because county-specific information for some products (e.g., mining, forestry, fishing, and waste and scrap) is not available.

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