Libya vs Southern Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Libya
13.7%
in 2025
Southern Asia
3.8%
in 2025
Libya rank
1st
Southern Asia rank
4th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Libya
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Libya currently reports 13.7% against 3.8% in Southern Asia, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Libya's figure about 3.6 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Libya ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 3.8% | 2.8% | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 3.9% | 2.2% | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Libya or Southern Asia?
- Libya, at 13.7% against 3.8% in Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Libya and Southern Asia?
- 9.9%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Southern Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Southern Asia rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Libya ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 4th 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.