Ireland vs Libya: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Ireland
8.1%
in 2025
Libya
13.7%
in 2025
Ireland rank
4th
Libya rank
1st
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Ireland
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 13.7% against 8.1% in Ireland, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.7 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 4th and Libya ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 1.8% | 3.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 1.2% | 3.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Ireland or Libya?
- Libya, at 13.7% against 8.1% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Ireland and Libya?
- 5.6%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Libya?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Libya rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Ireland ranks 4th and Libya ranks 1st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.