To validate the authenticity of a US Arab Chamber of Commerce™ stamp
The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in World War II.
NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars, and not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified.

| Year | Export | Import | Trade Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 |
| 2001 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 |
| 2002 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 18.3 |
| 2003 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 39.2 | 331.6 | -292.4 |
| 2005 | 83.8 | 1,590.3 | -1,506.5 |
| 2006 | 383.7 | 2,472.2 | -2,088.5 |
| 2007 | 510.8 | 3,385.2 | -2,874.4 |
| 2008 | 720.9 | 4,174.6 | -3,457.7 |
| 2009 | 610.8 | 1,768.2 | -1,157.4 |
| Totals | 2,394.7 | 13,726.1 | -11,331.4 |